USA Reining, the official sport affiliate for the Western discipline of reining within the international structure of horse sport, announces the introduction of reining into the Para-Equestrian movement together with the United States Para-Equestrian Association (USPEA) as well as partners: the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) and the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA). Get the very best of Quarter Horse News sent directly to your email inbox a couple of times a month.
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.
Great Resolve (Einstein) The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) has announced the newest member to its Million Dollar Sire line up, Great Resolve (Einstein). Einstein is the 26th stallion to become an NRHA Million Dollar Sire, putting him alongside the likes of Smart Spook, Colonels Smoking Gun (Gunner), Nu Chex To Cash and many other greats. 
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.
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.
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.
