HIGH ROLLER REINING CLASSIC
Las Vegas, NV – Sept. 13-20, 2014
1,137 Entries - $430,000 Added - $646,393.57 Total Purse
Fort Worth, TX - July 12-Aug. 4, 2014
1,786 Entries - $650,000 Added - $2,448,668 Total Purse
Brother Jackson and Zane Davis • Photo by Stephanie DuquetteAt the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Hackamore Classic in Pueblo, Colo., competitors showed in the second of three preliminary events, the herd work. The rider at the top of the results sheet in the Open division is Zane Davis, of Blackfoot, Idaho, who has both the first- and second-place horses under his saddle.
Junie Wood and John Mitchell • Photo by Kelsey PecsekSome Kinda Highbrow and Austin Shepard set the bar high with 222, but 4-year-old mare Junie Wood, owned by Slate River Ranch, and John Mitchell topped it with a 229 to win Saturday night’s National Cutting Horses Association (NCHA) Super Stakes Open title and $75,000.
Parke Greeson and Checkn Out The LadysIn only his second time to show at a major National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) limited-age event, Parke Greeson, of Lubbock, Texas, won the Aaron Ranch Cow Horse Classic Derby Amateur Championship, held in conjunction with the NRCHA Celebration of Champions, aboard Checkn Out The Ladys (Im Countin Checks x No Lady Wood x Zack T Wood).
By Anna Mitchell
The average age of equine sport participants is generally higher than other sports that require more extensive physical exertion and athleticism. When combined with the notion that many of these competitors are also involved in a demanding and competitive work environment, then health issues become a very real concern.
By Anna Mitchell
Motivation is the drive that gets us where we want to go. It helps push us through the rough patches when we would rather give up on our quest to achieve our goals, but it can be rather elusive and may escape us when we need it most.
