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A Little Perspective

Me Lucky HeadshotMe and my 24-year-old Paint Horse, LuckyHave you ever gone to a show after working really hard, only to have your high hopes of success dashed by your uncooperative four-legged partner? Most of us probably have, and sometimes it’s easy to lose sight of the positives. I was guilty of this just a few days ago.

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#WednesdayWowFactor — Dont Look Twice

DontLookTwiceRappBridlelessTP 2011Dont Look Twice and Phil Rapp, shown competing bridleless during their Mercuria/NCHA World Series Open finals run in Rancho Murieta, Calif. Photo by Ted PetitWe've got something special for this week's #WednesdayWowFactor! In 2011, the stellar mare Dont Look Twice and Phil Rapp topped $600,000 in career earnings at the El Rancho Futurity in Rancho Murieta, Calif. If that weren't enough, the mare and Rapp teamed up for an unplanned bridleless run. If this still isn't enough Wow Factor for you, we've also got the video of the run!

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Quick Tips — Kicking The Habit Part 2

DellHendricks2Dell Hendricks provides his fixes for the most common vices of veteran reining horses. Even the most seasoned, well-trained horses can develop bad habits. After running patterns year after year, they begin anticipating various reining maneuvers and try to avoid others. Charging in large, fast circles, dropping a shoulder in lead changes and leaning during the rundown to a sliding stop are some common problems veteran show horses develop.

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Arballo Pleads Guilty To Felony Animal Cruelty Charge

bella-gunnabe-giftedBella Gunnabe Gifted • photo by WaltenberryAt a felony readiness conference on Tuesday, March 24, reining trainer Mark Arballo pleaded guilty to one felony animal cruelty charge relating to the death of Bella Gunnabe Gifted in September 2013.

Arballo had originally entered a not-guilty plea in the San Diego Superior Court, South County Division, on Oct. 2, 2014. A felony jury trial was on the docket for Monday, May 18. Following the felony readiness conference, the San Diego County District Attorney's Office confirmed the felony jury trial had been vacated and that a sentencing hearing is scheduled for Thursday, May 21 at 1:30 p.m.

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#WednesdayWowFactor — Zane Davis

ZaneDavis BobbyStarlight BDZane Davis and Bobby Starlight go for it all. Photo by Big Daddy PhotographyThere’s an old saying: If you want to win it all, you have to risk losing it all.

It was in August of 2011 in front of a packed house at the World’s Richest Stock Horse competition at the National Stock Horse Association Futurity in Paso Robles, California. The final fence work remained and would determine the event winner, and Bobby Starlight and Zane Davis were in striking distance to take the championship.

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How Do I Tie a Mecate to a Bosal?

DMT mecatebosalA mecate is a rein made of a single piece of rope, usually twisted horse hair or nylon. Mecates are used on hackamores and snaffle bits. A bosal is the noseband of a hackamore and when a headstall is attached it is known as a hackamore.

2015 NRCHA Stakes

Las Vegas, NV - March 29–April 4, 2015
376 Entries - $119,500 Added - $380,187.68 Total Purse