From the Executive Director

Faith is defined as complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Right now many of us are sharing in the faith that rain will eventually come to deliver us from these summer doldrums. And in the wee hours of the morning, barely after the sun has set and hours before it will rise again, many of you are horseback preparing your 3-year-olds and practicing faith that the rough spots will smooth out and your prospects will come together before October. These next months will be hot, intense and require conviction. Fortunately, the cow horse family

Dr. Anna Morrison is not short on that! As you wait out the heat, and perhaps grab a few minutes in the shade or air conditioning, let’s look back on all that’s happened the past few months.

The DT Horses Western Derby took Scottsdale by storm once with another 20 percent increase in entries. Our youth and adults alike beat the heat between runs in the dunk tank, which raised more than $15,000 to support youth activities, and the arena heated up once again with the CD Survivor Memorial Open Bridle Spectacular and Super Spectacular, supported by Holy Cow Performance Horses, as well as the Derby. When the dust settled, Brendon Clark and CR Hes A Tuff One rocketed to the win in the Open, Intermediate Open and Limited Open divisions of the DT Horses Western Derby for owner Jill Olerich. Derby season continued in Cordova, Tennessee, with the Dom Conicelli Memorial Eastern Derby, presented by MARS EquestrianTM, where exhibitors enjoyed hearing from our pros in the Tips from the Top sessions and cooling off with snow cones and ice cream during the Awards Happy Hours. At the end of the Derby, Clay Volmer and Ricato Suave pulled off a repeat win for the title of Open Derby Champion for owners Shaleah Hester and Madeleine Fountain. In another repeat, Todd Crawford once again won the Holy Cow Performance Horses-sponsored Open Bridle Spectacular title, this time atop Robert and Allysn Light’s Bet Lucky 13. In the Pre-Futurity classes, Ben Baldus aboard A Rey Of Sunshine came out on top in the Open division for owners Stanton Pinckard Horses LLC.

While we have our sights set on the Snaffle Bit Futurity® presented by Metallic Cat, we’ll also be cheering on the exhibitors competing in the Cowboy Invitational, presented by XIT Ranch, and Cow Horse Challenge at The Run For A Million, presented by Teton Ridge, in August, and eagerly awaiting the debut of more 3-year-olds in sanctioned pre-futurities across the country. Between now and October don’t forget to stay cool and keep the faith. We’ll see you in Fort Worth!

Volume 27, Number 4 Official Publication of the National Reined Cow Horse Association Published by Morris Equine Group a division of MCC Magazines, LLC NRCHA

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