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Youth World Champions Crowned at Summer Spectacular

MKVivian KMarvin HHarrel072016Kenli Marvin & MK VivianAfter three rounds of tough competition during the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Youth World Finals, which were held July 25, 26 and 28 during the NCHA Summer Spectacular, Kenli Marvin secured the Senior Youth World Championship. She and MK Vivian (Kit Dual x Runnin Mate x Smart Mate) marked a 216.5 in the final round on Thursday, giving her a total of 231 points for the year.

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Cooper and Queen Dominate in Youth Scholarship Finals

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The youth riders took to the arena on Thursday at the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Summer Spectacular. In the Senior Youth Scholarship finals, several high scores had already been posted when Lane Cooper and Holly Is Smooth walked to the herd as draw No. 10 in the 29-horse field. As Cooper went to work, the crowd showed their enthusiasm for his run by cheering loudly, but when a score of 233 appeared on the screen at the end of the arena, the roar was deafening.

Clayton Woosley Hall of Fame Reining

The Clayton Woosley Hall of Fame Reining in Lexington, Kentucky, features the Bur Oak Futurity, Wranglin In Chex Derby and the Clayton Woosley Memorial Youth Trophy. The show runs from […]
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A Time Like This

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Hi All! We are at our first futurity of the year, the Rocky Mountain Reining Horse Association Summer Slide in Denver. I brought four futurity horses, all by Pale Face Dunnit and out of mares that we have shown and retired.

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Amateurs Take Over Summer Spectacular

pritchett webDouglas Pritchett & Dual Glen Rey 012So far, the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Summer Spectacular has been jam packed with exciting go-rounds and finals, and on July 27 and 28 the amateur riders were in the spotlight.

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A Table for the Ages

tara-buckle-tableWorking for Quarter Horse News has given me the opportunity to drool over many beautiful championship belt buckles. As a hopeful future reiner, one of the things I most look forward to is winning a “real” buckle myself. Sure, I received a buckle in high school for selling the second-highest amount of ads for my FFA chapter, and my dad bought me a buckle that has a horse on it when I was in middle school. But to actually receive a buckle for accomplishing something with my horse? In a way, that feels like a pipe dream.

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Financial Difficulties Cause Cancellation of 2018 Bromont WEG

SFlaridaWEGwebSpooks Gotta Whiz and Shawn Flarida at the 2014 WEG • QHN file photoThe Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) has announced that it is working on alternatives for the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games™ (WEG) following a mutual agreement between the FEI and Canadian Comité organisateur des Jeux Équestres Mondiaux 2018 (COJEM) to terminate the contract to host the Games due to ongoing financial issues.

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Stuart Bozeman Clinches Classic/Challenge Non-Pro at Summer Spectacular

stuartwebStuart Bozeman & Checkers Live Oak The first full week of the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Summer Spectacular just wrapped up, but the competition is still in full swing. The Classic/Challenge Non-Pro brought 23 horse and rider combinations to the show pen, and only one came out with the Championship.

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SDP image004 800Showing in the Australian Non-Pro Futurity

I traveled 28,000 miles in June on three continents, all related to my horse business of standing stallions. In between traveling abroad and attending the Australian and Brazilian cutting futurities, I attended three days of the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Convention in Grapevine, Texas, as I serve as a director for Region 8. I’ll say that even though the mainstream media and politicians from both sides in this country preach doom and gloom, thus far in 2016, my experiences, especially those in June, have led me to be very optimistic about the future.