Reining Results
RESULTS: 2021 The Run For A Million Open Qualifier
Results from the Run For A Million Open qualifier, which was held on conjunction with the Level 4 Open Derby at the 2021 Cactus Reining Classic in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Shawn Flarida
News
Yes, Sire! Whizkey N Diamonds Reaches Million Dollar Rank
Whizkey N Diamonds, owned by Rhodes River Ranch, is the National Reining Horse Association’s newest Million Dollar Sire. The elite status was achieved after only seven breeding seasons and a […]
Reining Events
Luckie Moonstone and Flarida Slide to Florida Reining Classic Championship
The Florida Reining Classic, held Feb. 22-25 at the Jacksonville Equestrian Center in Jacksonville, Florida, beckoned limited-age and ancillary riders alike to its warmer climate. Both types of exhibitors competed […]
Current News
Flarida Reaches New Heights
Shawn Flarida rewrote the record books when he became the first person to reach $6 million rider status in reining. The trainer, from Springfield, Ohio, reached the milestone at the […]
Reining Events
Face The Attitude and Schmersal Crowned NRHA Futurity Level 4 Open Champions
The 2017 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity & Adequan® North American Affiliate Championship Show saw the highest scores of the week as the biggest stars shined in the Lucas […]
Reining Events
Shane Brown Wins Kentucky Reining Cup Freestyle Again
For the second time in three years, Shane Brown won the World Championship Freestyle Reining tonight at the Kentucky Horse Park. He rode Shepherd Star to the title, receiving 228 points from the three judges.
Brown’s score put him just 1 point ahead of three riders who tied for second with a score of 227—Aaron Ralston on Blue Taris Glo, Drake Johnson on Sonic Chic Dream, and Pete Kyle on A Ruf Gal.
Features
Equi-Stat Reining Open Rider Award Winner Shawn Flarida
Spooks Gotta Whiz and Shawn Flarida – photo by WaltenberryWhen I was in seventh grade, I thought winning $100,000 would be a really neat thing,” Shawn Flarida said when asked about his earliest ambitions.
As an Equi-Stat Elite $5 Million Reining Rider, it’s clear Flarida’s grade-school wish has come true many times over. And with the $456,671 earned in 2012, he can now add Equi-Stat Open Rider Award winner to his extensive list of achievements.
Reining Events
Fappani and Flarida Top NRBC Open Classic Preliminaries
Andrea Fappani
Shawn FlaridaThe qualifiers for the 2013 National Reining Breeders Classic Open finals were decided after two days of grueling competition at the Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas. The field of 209 was narrowed to only 31 contenders still going for the Championship prize of $75,000.
