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NRHA Adds Novice Horse Class to 2019 Derby

A new class that aims to encourage trainers to give young horses time to develop will be added to next year’s National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Derby. Officials say the class, the Novice Horse, will have $25,000 added money.

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3 Reiners To Represent Canada For World Equestrian Games

Three talented horse-and-rider teams will represent Canada in the reining at this month’s FEI World Equestrian Games.

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Fresh Faces: Newcomer Trinity Haggard Rides TRR Roan Lil Playgun to NSHA Futurity Victory

The ink on Trinity Haggard’s college diploma was barely dry when he moved from Texas to California three months ago to work for cow horse trainer Ken Wold. It was an exciting opportunity for the Texan, and Haggard didn’t make the journey alone.

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Real Smooth Liz Thrills Connections With NSHA Futurity Win

When Ken Wold decided to geld his family’s versatile bridle horse, Real Smooth Cat, it wasn’t because the trainer didn’t think a lot of the stallion. It just made sense given the situation. Then Wold went and won last weekend’s National Stock Horse Association (NSHA) Futurity Intermediate aboard the stallion’s daughter, Real Smooth Liz.

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NCHA Puts Former Partner In Stevie Rey Von On Probation, Citing Non-Pro Violations

The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) has placed Janie Vogel, former partner in and eventual owner of NCHA Futurity Open Champion Stevie Rey Von, on probation for three years for allegedly violating Non-Pro rules. Vogel denied wrongdoing.

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Smart Lookin Dual Steps Up To The Plate For Pennebaker At NSHA Futurity

Will Pennebaker entered the National Stock Horse Association Futurity not really knowing what to expect from Smart Lookin Dual. However, the horse gave him a performance that has him eyeballing more futurities.

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Scooter Kat Enters Picture With NSHA Futurity Open Championship

All through his training, Scooter Cat gave trainer Justin Wright all the right signs. But, there was no way for the California trainer to know how good the horse really was until he proved it in the show pen.

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Bet Hesa Boon Puts Everything Together For Edsall At Vegas Derby

Bet Hesa Boon has always been a good show horse, but this year something always seemed to keep him from bringing home an Open championship. That changed at the National Stock Horse Association (NSHA) Futurity show in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Saturdaynightfever67: From Barrel Prospect To NSHA Futurity Champ

It never occurred to Mike Miller that the buckskin grandson of famed barrel racing sire A Streak of Fling his wife planned to train as a barrel racing prospect would be a cow horse.

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Conrow & Auspicious Storm Take Two Titles At NSHA Futurity

Lori Conrow grew up riding hunter-jumpers and dressage horses, but the Californian has fully converted into reined cow horse. At the National Stock Horse Association (NSHA) Futurity, she won two titles with her horse, Auspicious Storm.