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Invitational Ranch Rodeo Will Return to 111th National Western Stock Show

NWSS2016-150Members of the Flying A Beatty Canyon team visit with the crowd after the inaugural Invitational Ranch Rodeo at the National Western Stock Show. Flying A Beatty Canyon won the Wild Cow Milking event with a 27:51 and came up second in the average. • Photo courtesy of National Western Stock Show

The National Western Stock Show announced it will host the second annual Invitational Ranch Rodeo in 2017 following a successful and entertaining inaugural event during opening weekend of the 2016 show. Details are still to come, but plan to see some of the top ranch hands and horses compete in January. Ranch rodeos, based on traditional ranching activities, feature teams of cowboys/cowgirls from working ranches competing against other ranches.

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In the Blood: Platinum Vintage

 

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It would be an understatement to say that Harper Conner was on a roll at this year's Cactus Reining Classic. He co-owns Lucas Oil Derby Level 4 Open Champion Platinum Vintage with Silver Spurs Equine LLC, and Conner also showed three horses in the finals of the Protect The Harvest Derby Non-Pro. He won the Non-Pro with Jacs Princess, was Reserve with Vintage GQ and placed 11th with Revolutionary Jewels. The earnings for these four horses was $22,678.

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Photo Tips for Foal Season

FP01 OneGunxSheisthechecktocashThe 2015 winner of the QHN Foal Photo contest captured a lovely foal moment that our staffers just couldn’t resist.

Spring is in the air! Well, at least it is here in Texas. The QHN team is gearing up for foal photos! As we have the past few years, we will start publishing foal photos starting with our May 1st issue and right up to the Foals issue in July 1st.

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Dowers Wins Road to the Horse

160320 rtth 518Standing next to producer Tootie Bland, Nick Dowers raises the championship belt buckle he earned for winning the 2016 Road to the Horse. • Photo by Ross Hecox

Nick Dowers may have been a rookie going against two former Road to the Horse (RTTH) champions, but the Nevada cowboy performed like a seasoned competitor, winning the World Championship of Colt Starting handily. The annual competition was held in Lexington, Kentucky, March 18–20.

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Last Champions Crowned at Eastern Nationals

amandastandishsmallAmanda Standish & Divas On Time • Photo by Hart PhotosTwo weeks of competition at The Four Sixes/National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Eastern National Championships finished off with the $50,000 Amateur and Non-Pro finals. Competitors brought what they had to the table and finished the show off with a bang.

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Lauren Middleton Dominates at Eastern Nationals

laurensmallLauren Middleton & Sweet Reyvenge • Photo by Hart PhotosAt The Four Sixes/National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Eastern National Championships, the Novice/Non-Pro divisions took center stage on March 16 and 17. In both the $15,000 Novice/Non-Pro and the $5,000 Novice/Non-Pro, Lauren Middleton and Sweet Reyvenge stole the show.

KyQHRA Elects Board, Adopts Bylaws

The Kentucky Quarter Horse Racing Association, Inc. (KyQHRA), in anticipation of a new sprint track to be built in the Commonwealth in the next few years, elected a new board and executive committee, adopted new bylaws, and joined in a historic partnership with the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association, Inc. (KyQHA), the state affiliate of the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA).