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Before You Purchase a Reined Cow Horse

khudsonreykdal slrwonsmartwolfKeri Hudson-Reykdal, pictured with SLR Won Smart Wolf, has enjoyed a lot of success in the reined cow horse pen, and she has some advice to get you off on the right foot.It is easy to get excited by the idea of chasing a cow down the fence at breakneck speed, only to slide to a stop in front of her, turning her the other way, but where do you start?

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Three-Year-Old Tops NCHA Summer Spectacular Sale

noodles-brownNoodles Brown, previewed by Beau Galyean, was the $34,000 highest seller at the NCHA Summer Spectacular Sale. • Photo by Stacy PigottStrong sales defined the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Summer Spectacular Sale on Saturday, Aug. 6, with 90 percent completed sales from 121 horses offered. Produced by Western Bloodstock Ltd., the sale preceded the NCHA Summer Spectacular Derby Non-Pro and Open finals at Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas.

SRCHA Rode To Reno

The Southwest Reined Cow Horse Association (SRCHA) Rode To Reno is scheduled for Aug. 17-21 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The event, which features an […]
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Murphy and McCutcheon Share Championship at NCRHA Futurity

tommccutcheon joshmurphyTom McCutcheon (left) and Josh Murphy • Photo by Molly MontagTwenty-three-year-old Missouri trainer Josh Murphy thought his horse, Got That Iowa Shine, had the talent to do well in the North Central Reining Horse Association (NCRHA) Futurity, held Aug. 4-7 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Apparently, he was being conservative.

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Three Weeks Later and Everyone Is Still Talking

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In his 19th major limited-age event finals, Sannman thrilled everyone in the arena with a spectacular score of 221 in the Classic/Challenge Open finals at the NCHA Summer Spectacular!

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In the Stats: West Texas Futurity

IntheStats 01 -DontLookTwice PRapp WTX09 DBDont Look Twice (High Brow Cat x Tapt Twice x Dual Pep), a 2005 mare bred by Phil and Mary Ann Rapp, of Weatherford, Texas, and owned by Waco Bend Ranch Ltd., of Graham, Texas, is the leading West Texas Futurity money-earning open horse with $29,000 banked at the Amarillo show. She and Equi-Stat Elite $8 Million Rider Phil Rapp won the 2009 West Texas Derby Open, adding to her total lifetime earnings of $845,476. • Photo by Dawn Baxstrom

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In the Past: Cowgirl Hall of Fame Buckles

InthePast CowgirlBuckles250Woody Bartlett (left) and Stacie McDavid (center) presented memorial buckles to (left to right) Lindy Burch, Linda Holmes, Morgan Cromer, Cara Barry and Jennifer Pounds. • QHN File Photo

Fourteen Cowgirl Hall of Fame buckles, sponsored by H.B. “Woody” Bartlett in memory of his late wife, Deborah Kelley Bartlett, were presented to the 2005 NCHA Futurity’s high-scoring female competitors in each round of the Open, Non-Pro and Amateur divisions, plus the high-scoring female riders in the $50,000 Limited Open and $100,000 Limited Non-Pro finals. Buckle recipients must have been members of the National Cowgirl Museum.

Tulsa Reining Classic

The Tulsa Reining Classic will take place Aug. 29 – Sept. 4 at Expo Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The show features the Tamarack Ranch Developing Horse Futurity, SmartPak Derby Non-Pro, […]