World Youth Reining Cup 2022

August 24, 2022 | Avaré - Brazil

Cordeiro Martins Conquers The

NRHA/RHF/ANCR World Youth Reining Cup Held in Brazil

The beautiful Parque de Exposições Dr. Fernando Cruz Pimentel horse show facility set in Avaré, Brazil, was host to the ANCR Potro Do Futuro De Rédeas 2022 which included the Futurity, the National Championship Finals, the Copa Internucleos, the Brazilian International Reining Cup, and the inaugural NRHA/RHF/ANCR World Youth Reining Cup.

Brazil is not what you see, it’s what you feel they say. True to the saying, the sound and feel of Brazil made the inaugural NRHA/RHF/ANCR World Youth Reining Cup in Avaré, a competition that will remain in the hearts and memories of many. Riders representing 11 countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Italy, Mexico, Switzerland, Uruguay, USA) each drew their horse from a pool generously made available by the owners. They all gave their best in front of a full house and a loud audience.

With a 212.5 to beat, scored by Italy’s Rebecca Folcia early in the draw and with one horse left to go, Cordeiro Martins was determined to claim the title on home turf. Laying down a strong performance with Evando de Oliveira’s Doc San Whiz, he topped the leaderboard and the Cup was his!

“As everyone else, my horse and I only had a couple of days to get to know each other. Though he’s not a very easy horse, in the short time had together we managed to build trust and confidence in each other,” he said. “In any case I really wanted to win for my country and am super happy.” The young rider, who took US$3,000.00 for the win, has been showing and training his own reining horses for the past eight years; “All the trainers here in Brazil are always willing to help and give me advice, since I do everything myself. My dream? To one day meet Shawn Flarida and ride with him!”

Rebecca Folcia of Italy made her way to South America with her trainer Angelo Benedusi and both were thrilled with the experience. “Everyone was so kind and always available with both me and my trainer making this an amazing experience,” said Folcia who rode Francisco Moura’s Summertine Tag and took home US$2,000.00 for Reserve honors. “My horse was really good and performed to the

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best for us. Being able to share these moments with riders from all over the world is memorable; we all got to know each other and share our passion and how we live it. I would like to thank everyone that made this happen, in particular Joao Marcos and Chico Moura, and look forward to hopefully repeating this great experience again.”

Third place honors, along with a US$1,000.00 paycheck, were for Switzerland’s Nanina Staub who made her way over with Italian Professional Andrea Costa. “This was a very intense adventure and I got a really cool horse to show,” shared Staub who rode Elmer Off Sparks owned by Ana Cristina Chiattone Pinfildi. “He was so much fun to ride, even though we had a little bubble in the lead change. I am very thankful to Joao Marcos to have given us this opportunity and I enjoyed every moment here. It’s far away from home, everything is different, but everyone is so kind and helpful. I would repeat all this in a heartbeat!”

NRHA Commissioner Gary Carpenter expressed his gratitude to Joao Marcos. “We are so thrilled that Joao Marcos has created this event for our youth to showcase their talent on a global scale.

Not only are these the top youth riders, multiple are involved on NRHyA Youth Councils helping to grow the sport in their regions.”

Thanks to the vision of Cardinal Reining Horses’ Joao Marcos, to the passion of ANCR President Francisco Moura, and to the generosity of the owners loaning their horses, the international riders representing write history. “There was a lot of work behind this event and I have to thank the super team that put it together,” said NRHA, RHF and ANCR Board member Joao Marcos. “Once again it was wonderful. My goal, since I first came into this world over ten years ago, was to promote the youth worldwide and my motto has always been globalization. We should all carry on in this direction and this first World Cup has been another step forward in that direction. Italy will be host to this event next year and we look forward to having close to 30 countries represented. A huge thank you to NRHA, ANCR, the riders, the owners that loaned their horses and to all that made it happen.”

#FinalRanking

1. Gabriel Cordeiro Martins (BRA), Doc San Whiz, Evandro de Oliveira

2. Rebecca Folcia (ITA), Summertime Tag, Francisco Moura

3. Nanina Staub (SUI), Elmer Off Sparks, Ana Cristina Chiattone Pinfildi

4. Giovanna Rocha Pucchi (ARG), Evident Ace Whiz, Candido’s Ranch

5. Anna Harris (USA), Don’t Whiz, Paulo Koury Neto

6. Jhi Whatts (AUS), Spintricks BEM, Francisco Moura

7. Vladimir Cejka (CZE), Lindsay Question, Marcos Antonio da Silva Junior

8. Luna Faverais (CHL), Ayasha Badger, Candido’s Ranch

9. Guillermo Armendariz Jr. (MEX), Leotie Big Gunner, Candido’s Ranch

10. Guillermo Gellmini (URY), Brisa Whiz, Marcos Junior Martins

11. Aliera Chernoff (CAN), Question Of Dixie, José Antonio Cardinalli

The 2023 NRHA/RHF/IRHA

Youth World Reining Cup will be held in Cremona, Italy, during the NRHA European Futurity on May 23-27.

“The Reining Horse Foundation proudly supports youth leadership development through the National Reining Horse Youth Association. The World Youth Reining Cup is a unique event that promotes global connection and awareness for our reining community. We are excited for everyone who is involved,” said Leslie Baker, RHF Executive Director, about the event.

Open

Horse: ND Pop Gun Trash

(Gunnatrashya x Pop Tart)

Rider: Bernard Fonck

Owner: Nathalie Derua

2022 Earnings: $17,068

Location: Lierneux, Belgium

Non Pro

Rider: Stephanie Blessing

Horse: Dance Gotta Gun

(Spooks Gotta Gun x Dance Little Spook)

2022 Earnings: $10,494

Location: Niederwil SG, Switzerland www.internationalhorsepress.com