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First Aged Event Champion By Bet Hesa Cat Crowned

120810 Bet Hesa Cat 307Bet Hesa Cat • Photo by Darrell DoddsBet Hesa Cat's first aged event champion was crowned at the American Cutting Horse Association (ACHA) Championships, held Sept. 17-20 in Belton, Texas. In the Futurity Open, Bet Sheza Cat, a homebred mare belonging to Randy Bright, of Kingsville, Texas, carried Mark Lavender to a 145 in both the first and second go-rounds and a 73 in the finals, which won the class and the mare’s first paycheck, worth $1,994.

Three Illegal Horse Slaughter Facilities Raided In Florida

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Department arrested six people on Tuesday, Oct. 13, after an investigation by the Animal Recovery Mission, an animal rights group, found that three Wellington-area farms were brutalizing animals, including illegally slaughtering horses.

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Starlights Wrangler Named NRHA Million Dollar Sire

starlights-wranglerStarlights Wrangler, pictured with Dell Hendricks • Photo by WaltenberryStarlights Wrangler (Grays Starlight x Wranglers Connie x Doc’s Wrangler) is the newest National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Million Dollar Sire. The stallion, known for his athleticism, is owned by Hendricks Broten Equine Assets – a partnership between Equi-Stat Elite $1 Million Rider Dell Hendricks and Sally Broten.

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The Life of a Trainer’s Wife

By Ginger Schmersal

Quarter Horse News asked me to be a guest blogger for Craig this month — I am flattered. The question was: what's it like to be a trainer’s wife this time of year? Well, I can tell you the first word that comes to mind is chaotic.

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NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Returns to Reno

nrcha-logoThe National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity, the organization’s largest and most prestigious premier event, will return Sept. 18-Oct. 1, 2016, to the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center in Reno, Nevada.

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$600,000 Mare Tops Center Ranch Production Sale

cr-tuff-lucyTarin Rice showed CR Tuff Lucy on cattle while the mare sold for $600,000.When the first horse through the ring sold for $85,000, it was a good sign for the inaugural Center Ranch Production Sale on Oct. 10. Roughly five hours later, having seen the bidding reach $600,000 for CR Tuff Lucy, the hammer fell on the last horse, wrapping up a successful event for the Centerville, Texas, ranch.

PCCHA/Holy Cow Performance Horses Futurity

The Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association (PCCHA) Holy Cow Performance Horses Futurity/Stakes/5-6 Year Old will be held Oct. 24-31 in Paso Robles, California. PCCHA Futurity schedule and information PCCHA live […]
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Bonds Purchase the Late Smart Chic Olena

TRT02 SmartChicOlenaSmart Chic Olena • Photo by John BrasseauxTrevor and Tiffiny Bond, owners of Smokin Gun Performance Horses, of Mound Valley, Kansas, recently announced their acquisition of the late Smart Chic Olena, along with the inventory of his frozen semen and all breeding rights. The World Champion and National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Hall of Fame stallion was euthanized in June of 2012, at the age of 27. At the time of the stallion’s death, he was owned by Bill Richardson, of Whitesboro, Texas, who had obtained the stallion through the Chapter 11 Trustee of Babcock Quarter Horses Inc.