In the Know: The Arabian Guys
Nathan Kent and Preston Kent both train reining horses, but they had an unconventional start in the industry. The brothers grew up breaking Arabian colts and riding them in the mountains of Idaho. Their father, Dave Kent, has owned Arabians since he was a little boy and has been breeding them to use on their ranch for 30 years, according to Nathan.
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In the Past: Doc Quixote
An asking price of $12,000 for a top cutting futurity prospect in today’s performance horse market is virtually unheard of. Forty-three years ago, though, it sounded like a lot of money to non-pro cutter Paul Crumpler, of Wichita Falls, Texas, who, on the advice of legendary trainer Shorty Freeman, flew to California to look at a 3-year-old named Doc Quixote. Leon Harrel, who had the horse in training for owners Neil and Linda Mussallem, of Gilroy, California, helped negotiate the sale.
In the Stats: NRHA Derby
In the Blood: Topsails Rien Maker
When Russell Dilday and Topsails Rien Maker won their third World’s Greatest Horseman title in 2011, they cemented their place in the annals of reined cow horse history as a legendary team. The recent loss of Topsails Rien Maker brings an end to the saga of this great team, but not to the legend of Topsails Rien Maker, one of the most versatile horses to grace the performance arena.
In the Money: Shrewd Breeding Buys (Part 3)
National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) and National Reining Horse Association futurity Open finalists and the mares that produced them. This time, the focus shifts to Reno, Nevada, and the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity, where there were 25 Open finalists last year. Of those, eight were out of mares that, at some point in their lives, were offered through a major Western performance horse industry sale.
In the last two issues of the QHN Insider, In the Money took a look at theNRHA Welcomes First Eleven Million Dollar Sire
Always in a league of his own, Topsail Whiz has made yet another milestone in the world of reining. The late Topsail Whiz has now become the National Reining Horse Association’s (NRHA) only Eleven Million Dollar Sire.
Horse Color Inspections Offered at AjPHA Youth World Show
Do you have a minimally marked Paint Horse that you think qualifies for the American Paint Horse Association’s (APHA) regular registry? Head on over to Fort Worth, Texas, with your horse in tow for a complimentary color inspection during this year’s American Junior Paint Horse Association (AjPHA) Youth World Championship Show.
Free Horsemanship Clinics Offered at AjPHA Youth World Championship Show
Barbara Cox and Stormy Mullins – competitors, trainers and clinicians – will bring their special connection with horses to the 2016 American Junior Paint Horse Association (AjPHA) Youth World Championship Show through a pair of free horsemanship clinics on July 8-9 at the Will Rogers Memorial Center's John Justin Arena in Fort Worth, Texas.
Tulsa Reining Classic Announces 2016 Clinicians
The Global Reining Sport Group is pleased to announce the quality clinicians slated to teach at the Tulsa Reining Classic, scheduled for Aug. 29-Sept. 4. Top-notch professionals Justin “Gunny” Mathison, Terry Thompson and Matt Mills will serve as this year's educators.