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Charges Recommended After Reining Horse’s Death
Bella Gunna Be Gifted, pictured with former trainer Barbara Williams last year • photo by WaltenberryA spokesman for the San Diego County Animal Service Department confirmed that felony criminal charges have been recommended against two people suspected of abusing the reining horse, Bella Gunnabe Gifted, prior to her Sept. 21 death in California.
Following several weeks of investigation, including analysis of the necropsy report and interviews with witnesses, the animal services department submitted its report to the San Diego County Attorneys office late last week.

Einstein Becomes NRHA’s Newest Million Dollar Sire


Reyzin and Rapp Take NCHA Non-Pro Horse of Year Lead
Mary Ann Rapp and ReyzinMary Ann Rapp and Reyzin did what they wanted to do on Nov. 3 in Paso Robles, Calif. They won the Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association/Borjon Auto Center Futurity Non-Pro Cutting Stakes with a 225 to earn $10,688, and more importantly to Rapp, 12 National Cutting Horse Association Non-Pro Horse of the Year points.
Those dozen points catapulted Rapp’s 4-year-old mare from a nine-point deficit to a three-point lead over her 6-year-old rival Light N Lily, a mare owned and ridden by Kaitlyn Larsen Wimberly of Millsap, Texas.
U.S. Federal Appeals Court Halts Horse Slaughter
Judge Rules In Favor Of Slaughterhouses

Katie Young, Copper Cat Capture PCCHA Futurity Non-Pro
Katie Young and Copper CatKatie Young earned her second Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association Futurity Non-Pro Championship in the past four years on Sunday in Paso Robles, Calif. In 2010, she rode For Instance to victory. This year, it was Copper Cat who carried her to a score of 222 and the $7,859 win. Both horses are trained by her father, Stan Fonsen.

NRHA Futurity To Feature Clinton Anderson Colt-Starting Demo
Clinton AndersonThe National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) and Downunder Horsemanship are excited to announce that Clinton Anderson will be presenting a Colt Starting Demonstration at the 2013 NRHA Futurity & Adequan North American Affiliate Championship (NAAC) in Oklahoma City.