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QHN Interview With Shane Plummer of SDP Buffalo Ranch
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Tack Talk
What Are Doubled and Stitched Reins?
If you’re looking for a rein that drapes well, has tons of feel and keeps its shape and pliability even in cold weather doubled and stitched reins may be for you says Dennis Moreland of Dennis Moreland Tack.
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Latest Events
NCHA Western National Championships
The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Western National Championships, presented by the Four Sixes, will be held April 27-May 6 at the National Western Complex in Denver. In addition to […]
Latest Events
NRHA European Futurity
The NRHA European Futurity kicks off on April 18 and runs through April 23 in Kreuth, Germany. Download a schedule. Check the Open and Non-Pro draws. View the results. Visit […]
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Farnam Central AQHA Level 1 Championships
The Farnam Central AQHA Level 1 Championships runs from April 13-17 in Oklahoma City. Exhibitors qualified to attend the show, which is the only one of the three Level 1 […]
Industry News
Barn Fire Close Call for NCHA World Champion
RD Bud Light and Ron Davis were the 2007 NCHA $3,000 Novice Non-Pro World Champions. • Photo by Suzanne ForrestBend, Oregon cutter Ron Davis and RD Bud Light have quite a history together. In 2007, they won the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) $3,000 Novice Non-Pro World Championship after taking the NCHA World Finals $3,000 Novice Non-Pro Show Championship to cap off a phenomenal season. They’re still showing, although these days they chase points on the NCHA's Horizon Yacht Senior World Tour.
The longtime partnership nearly came to an end on Saturday, April 9, when a barn fire destroyed Davis’ barn and everything in it. It was luck, or many a helping hand from above, that prompted Davis to turn out “Bud Light” just 30 minutes before the fire ignited.
Cutting News
NCHA Town Hall Meetings Foster Transparency
NCHA Executive Director Jim Bret Campbell addresses NCHA members at a Town Hall meeting on April 11. • Photo by Stacy PigottThe second of three springtime National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Town Hall meetings was held Monday, April 11, at the Will Rogers Memorial Complex during the NCHA Super Stakes. NCHA Executive Director Jim Bret Campbell hosted the meeting, which followed on the heels of a similar session at the NCHA Eastern National Championships in Jackson, Mississippi. A third meeting will be held during the NCHA Western National Championships in Denver.
Other News
Historic MOU Signing Kicks Off Collaborative Partnership Between Canadian and Chinese Equestrian Industries
Equine Canada President Al Patterson and China Horse Industry Association President Jia Youling signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 30 in Beijing, China, to kick off a collaborative partnership that will provide the opportunity to strengthen both Canada and China’s equestrian industries on a global scale. • Photo courtesy of the CHIA
During a nationally televised meeting in Beijing, China, delegates from Equine Canada and the China Horse Industry Association (CHIA) signed a memorandum of understanding for the purposes of working together and ultimately opening the borders for trading horses and knowledge between the two countries.
Reining Events
Cactus Reining Classic, Sun Circuit Announce New 2017 Dates
The Cactus Reining Classic will be held March 15-19, 2017. • Photo by Kelsey PecsekTwo major horse shows held at WestWorld of Scottsdale have announced date changes for 2017. The Arizona Quarter Horse Association’s (AZQHA) Sun Circuit show has moved to early March, followed by the Cactus Reining Classic later that month.
