Returning to the site of their greatest triumph together, Selvarey and Sarah Dawson edged out the competition by a single point to win the Tres Osos Cow Horse Derby.
Few riders have broken the 230-point-barrier down the fence in cow horse competition, and even fewer have done so at age 18 on a horse they trained themselves.
Gunna Be A Smartie and Shane Steffen had the lead when they walked into the arena at Will Rogers Memorial Center for the cow work of the 2021 World's Greatest Horseman. They needed a good run in the cow work to bring it home. That's a lot easier said than done.
When Its Time To Smokum and trainer Mark Sigler were named the NRCHA Open Bridle World Champions, announcer Darren Moore said what was on many people's minds: Someone upstairs was smiling.
Stirrups? Who needs two of those? Sareece Brown didn't when she piloted Nee On Lights to a gutty victory in the NRCHA Celebration of Champions Non-Pro Bridle.