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By Katie Frank
EATHERS WINS
COWBOY CLASS INVITATIONAL
Working cowboys showcased the handiness of their ranch horses in the Cowboy Class Invitational.
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For the last three years, Cotton Leathers has used his experience at the Cowboy Class Invitational to hone his skills for the show pen and on the ranch. 124 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 | REINED COW HORSE NEWS
amaraderie filled the stands within the historic Will Rogers Coliseum for the third annual Cowboy Class Invitational, held during the National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity®, presented by Metallic Cat. As working cowboys executed rein work, buddies hooted and hollered with words of encouragement. Ultimately, Cotton Leathers of the Frisco Creek Ranch Division of the 6666 Ranch, located in Guthrie, Texas, took home the win aboard Amarillo Attraction (Playin Attraction x Seven In Vegas x Seven From Heaven), owned by Burnett Ranches LLC. Judges scored them a 145.5 in the rein work and a 147.5 in the cow work, which put them at the top of the pack heading into the steer stopping. With a smooth steer stopping run, Leathers and “George” marked a 148, for a composite of 441. They took home a check for $1,140, as well as a pair of romal reins from Traditional Rawhide Braiders, a buckle for the high reining score and a buckle for the high cow work score. “We started out slow in the rein work,” said Leathers, whose father is longtime 6666 Ranch cowboy Joe Leathers. “I was going too slow. My good buddy Myles
