In the Past

In the Past: Lean With Me and Bob Avila

Two-time American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) World champion Lean With Me’s show career had barely begun when he sustained a serious and life-threatening accident that easily could have ended his performance career.
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Departments

Cornbread Thinks: Vicissitudes

You are reading close to July 1 while I type close to June 1 about what happened in May. So, sometimes I just make stuff up. You should try and catch me by doing some of your own thinking and research. If I can get you to not trust me, then I am succeeding.
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Latest Events

RMRHA Summer Slide

The Rocky Mountain Reining Horse Association (RMRHA) Summer Slide will take place July 23-30 at the National Western Events Center in Denver, Colorado. The event features more than $96,250 in […]
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In the Stats

In the Stats: NCHA Summer Spectacular

The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Summer Cutting Spectacular’s leading open horse is Third Cutting (Boonlight Dancer x Crab Grass x Smart Little Lena), a 2005 stallion bred by Polo […]
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In the Past

In the Past: John Ward

Ten years ago, John Ward, of Kingsburg, California, gave Smart Little Pepinic a pat on the neck following the pair’s victory run at the second annual National Stock Horse Association (NSHA) World’s Richest Stock Horse contest.
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Reining News

Starting 2-Year-Olds With Casey Deary

In this seven-part video series, two-time National Reining Horse Association Futurity Champion Casey Deary explains his process for starting his 2-year-olds. This first installment focuses on saddling the colts for the first time.
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In the Blood

In the Blood: Lil Bay Hawk

Lil Bay Hawk and Justin Wright made a big statement with a 227 in the fence work to pull out a win in the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Derby Open. They scored a 225 in the herd work and a 220.5 in the rein work for impressive composite score of 672.5. They won $29,588, which takes Lil Bay Hawk’s Equi-Stat record to more than $86,000 for owner Stephen Silva.
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Cutting Events

Gianna Pietrafeso Wows in Denver

Gianna Pietrafeso walked to the herd in the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Transwest Denver Nationals $35,000 Non-Pro finals with the goal of having a clean run, but she came out with more than just an accurate performance.
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