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2021 NRCHA NON PRO® SNAFFLE BIT FUTURITY TOP TEN Fort Worth, Texas, October 7-29 Horse/Rider/Pedigree/Owner/Score/Money 1. TRR Dual Smart Olena; Abbie Phillips; 18S (Dual Smart Rey x TRR Ms Pepcid Olena x Pepcid); Abbie Phillips; 647.5 (H:213.5/R:218/C:216); $25,000 2. Boon Boon Ur Dead; Parke Greeson; 18G (Once In A Blu Boon x Boons Coffee x Boon Too Suen; Sacro Creek Ranch; 644.5 (H:213/R:215.5/C:216); $20,000 3. Lil Purple Rein; Trail Townsend; 18G (Once In A Blu Boon x Lil Red Firecat x High Brow Cat); Tripp or Hope Townsend; 644 (H:215/R:217/C:212); $15,463.08 4-5. Bet Shes Wright; Debbie Crafton; 18M (Bet Hesa Cat x Just Wright Lilly x Hes Wright On); Debbie Crafton; 643 (H:211/R:213.5/C:218.5); $11,275.17 4-5. SJR Sumkindarockstar; Debbie Crafton; 18S (Smooth As A Cat x Sumkinda Pinkcadilac x Peptoboonsmal); Debbie Crafton; 643 (H:211/R:218/C:214); $11,275.17 6-8. Meredith Gray; Eric Freitas; 18M (Dual Smart Rey x Cattahoochie x High Brow Cat); Eric Freitas; 642.5 (H:214/ R:215/C:213.5); $6,442.95 6-8. Boon Doxx; Stefanie Wagley; 18G (Sannman x Docs Stylish Liz x Docs Stylish Oak); 642.5 (H:213/R: 217/C:212.5); $6442.95 6-8. Rok N Roll; Pam Myers; 18G (Sannman x Peek Of Faith x Peeka Pep); 642.5 (H:215/R:216.5/C:211); $6,442.95 9. Indelible Style; William Lewis; 18M (Mr Playinstylish x Lil Sally Cat x High Brow Cat); 642 (H:210/R:211.5/C:220.5); $3,865.77 10. CP Metallic Dual; Kathy Wilson; 18G (Metallic Cat x KD Sweet Corn x Dual Pep); Kathy 636 (H:208/R:214/C:214); $3,865.77
86 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021 | REINED COW HORSE NEWS
Abbie Phillips and TRR Dual Smart Olena focused on consistency on their way to the Non Pro Champion title. By Abigail Boatwright Photos by Primo Morales
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bbie Phillips took command of the 2021 National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity® Non Pro after putting in three solid performances in the Finals with TRR Dual Smart Olena. The Weatherford, Texas, resident and her 2018 sorrel stallion (Dual Smart Rey x TRR Ms Pepcid Olena x Pepcid) were rewarded handsomely for their winning performance, taking home $25,000 of the $130,046.97 total purse in the Non Pro division. Phillips has been with “Chief,” who was bred by Tongue River Ranch in Paducah, Texas, since the beginning of his 2-year-old year. He’s a full brother to Duals Lucky Charm, the horse her husband, NRCHA Million Dollar Rider Kelby Phillips, won the 2016 Snaffle Bit Futurity and the World’s Greatest Horseman riding. The Phillipses carefully brought along the stallion prior to the Futurity, and Abbie says her strategy walking into the competition was aiming for consistency. “In the cutting, we drew last,” Abbie said. “I had great herd help: Corey Cushing, Phillip Ralls, Brandon Buttars and my husband. They all picked phenomenal cows for me and I didn’t lose any—so that was good! We were consistent there. The reining, he was really good today. I feel like I could have gotten him stopped a little bit better, but he turned around really fast and we had good circles as well. Cow work was a lot of fun; he was just on it! He always is. He’s a great fence horse. It was just a fun ride.” The pair’s 213.5 in the herd work, 218 in the rein work and a 216 in the cow work placed them high enough to be crowned champions with their 647.5 composite score.
