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DECEMBER 1, 2017

Rising Star

Moon Cat CD & Morgan Cromer ascend in PCCHA Futurity Open

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CONTENTS | December 1, 2017 FEATURES

EVENT COVERAGE

62 Back to His Roots

100 PCCHA Holy Cow Performance Horses Futurity

Jake Gorrell’s original vision for his future involved punching the clock in an office, but the $1 million rider’s life as a cow horse trainer has turned out much differently. By Kristin Pitzer

The stars aligned in the PCCHA Futurity Open for Moon Cat CD and Morgan Cromer. By Molly Montag

72 NCHA History: 2010-2017

124 Calgary Stampede

78 Higher Education

130 SWRHA Futurity

The decade of now is already something worth celebrating. By Gala Nettles

Red Hott Cat and Travis Rempel laid down sizzling runs in Calgary en route to the Futurity Open Championship. By Hannah Harrel

Students get hands-on experience and college credit starting 2-year-olds in the University of WisconsinRiver Falls colt-training class. By Molly Montag

Chex For Nite doubled his lifetime earnings and won his first futurity title in Ardmore. By Katie Navarra

86 From Cutting to Canter Voltes

Still Get Jealous defied the odds to clinch his first championship title. By Kate Bradley Byars

Athletic and mental versatility allowed Outa Choices to excel in both the cutting pen and dressage ring. By Alex Lynch

90 Living the Dream

Ten years after watching the NCHA Futurity on television, twin Iowa teenagers will ride into the “Big Pen” for the third time. By Molly Montag

94 Brain Game

Waltenberry

Sports psychology can be the key to success for many riders. By June Stevens

136 IRCHA Futurity

140 CRHA The Challenge Futurity

Sunset Nite didn’t let an injury keep her from success at The Challenge Futurity. By Hannah Harrel

MOON CAT CD & MORGAN CROMER Photo by Midge Ames

148 CRCA Futurity

Rey Chex Dun It took care of business at the CRCA Futurity. By Kate Bradley Byars

152 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales

The NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales crossed the $3 million threshold in net sales during its debut in Cowtown. By Kelsey Pecsek

168 Legacy Reining Sales

The Legacy Reining Sales, a go-to event each fall, saw mares command attention as the top three sellers this year. By Alex Lynch

DEPARTMENTS 14

INSIGHTS & OPINIONS

TACK ROOM TALK

34 HEALTH MATTERS 38 CORNBREAD THINKS 42 EVENT OVERVIEW: MICHELLE LYNN HOLSEY FOUNDATION BENEFIT CUTTING 54 EVENT OVERVIEW: CNYRHA & NEBT FALL CLASSIC 185 EVENT CALENDAR 186 IN THE SPOTLIGHT

130 SWRHA Futurity – Chex For Nite & Franco Bertolani

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Insights & Opinions

Sometimes I overlook how

Cam Essick

Memory Lane condensed things are in our industry. As the editor of Quarter Horse News (QHN) and a sincere fan of the Western performance world, the cutting, reining and reined cow industries engulf my life. Since so much of my existence is wrapped up in these groups, I often forget how big the world is outside of them. Many of my family members and friends are not involved with horses, so it’s a little tricky to explain what I do for a living. Sure, it’s simple enough to say I write about horses, but if they dig any deeper, my descriptions are usually met Getting to hug High Brow Cat is one of my fondest memories at QHN. with blank stares of confusion. When I go through these paces and struggle to give a little more “meaning” to come true. I have since authored a chapter on what I do, I inevitably fall back on the same the Equi-Stat Elite $9 Million Sire for the phrase – it’s all about the horses and the Western Horseman Legends Volume 9 book, people. What makes my job so fulfilling and he has gone on to once again be the top and what keeps me going when it takes long sire at this year’s Legacy Reining Sales. (Read hours to get QHN to your door on time? more about that sale on page 168.) You – our readers – and our duty to bring At the start of 2013, I got the once-in-ayou the stories behind the horses and people. lifetime opportunity to visit Jack Waggoner That is what inspires me, and I don’t take the while covering the sale of High Brow Cat. I responsibility lightly. free lunged the legendary stallion in a round If I’m being honest, the last six years at pen for a photo shoot, and afterward, I got QHN have zipped by. I’ve had a hand in 149 to wrap my arms around his neck for a hug. issues (counting this one), and I’ve already Photos of that moment hang in both my been editor for six. Time truly does fly in the home and office. publishing and horse show worlds, but this I’ve only continued to meet amazing time of year always gets me thinking about horses on my journey with the magazine. I the past. It’s a steep learning curve when stopped by Silver Spurs Equine in Scottsdale, someone comes on board at this magazine, Arizona, during the Cactus Reining Classic and when I look back on it all, I am humbled one year for a meet-and-greet with such by how much I’ve grown. greats as Spooks Gotta Gun and Big Chex I have had incredible life experiences To Cash. And at a barbeque dinner held at since first accepting a position with QHN Waco Bend Ranch during The Cattlemen’s, in Fort Worth, Texas. Not long after joinI got nuzzles from one of the most amazing ing the team, I visited McQuay Stables for mares to ever cut a cow – Dont Look Twice. a farm tour during the weekend of my first I’d seen her show countless times, but there Legacy Reining Sales. Walking down the was something special about spending a little aisle of their stallion barn was exciting, but one-on-one time with her. as I approached Colonels Smoking Gun, aka And it hasn’t just been horses; I’ve met “Gunner,” I got goose bumps. fascinating people, too. Some are newcomers They were nice enough to pull Gunner out and others have roots so deep in the indusof his stall for me, and I got a quick photo try, we keep their family trees on file in Fort with him to remember the occasion. I’ve Worth. Whether it’s visiting at a show, doing loved Gunner since I was a young girl worka winner’s interview or meeting the connecing for reiner Steve Worman in Chesapeake, tions behind the newest star in the arena, I Virginia, and meeting the stallion was a dream enjoy hearing people’s stories. 14 | Quarter Horse News | December 1, 2017

Along with interviewing some of the horsemen and women I have looked up to most of my life, I’ve watched others rise to the top. Nick Dowers is probably my favorite example. He was (and still is) a classic cowboy who became a sensation almost overnight after winning the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity in 2013. One of my favorite articles is the feature I wrote about Nick as a new futurity champion. (Read about this year’s NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Champion, Jake Gorrell, on page 62.) Undoubtedly, the memories I’ve made since 2011 – when my first QHN byline ran about Janet Westfall’s 232 Non-Pro World record – have helped shape me into the editor I am today. They say being involved in the Western performance industry is a lifestyle, and I couldn’t imagine my life without it. Now I’d like to let the proverbial cat out of the bag. As 2018 approaches and the mercurial world of publishing event coverage continues to change, we have plans to rework our strategy. You’ve seen our show reporting morph over the years, but we hope our ideas for next year will leave you with just the balance of print and online content you’ve been looking for, complete with the breaking news for which we’re known. One of our principal editorial goals for the upcoming year is to get the people of cutting, reining and cow horse back where they belong – on the pages of QHN. It takes a lot to win a title at one of the events in our industry, but there are thousands of others out there who deserve recognition, too. To all of you who have interesting and unique stories just waiting to be told, we’re coming for you! You can reach Quarter Horse News Editor Kelsey Pecsek by email at kelsey.pecsek@cowboypublishing.com.

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Tack Room Talk

An Arizona reining trainer suspended

by the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) will be allowed to compete while the rider’s lawsuit against the association is pending, a judge ruled. The NRHA Hearing Body on May 1 sentenced Arno Honstetter, of Scottsdale, to three months of suspension, a $1,000 fine and one year of probation for alleged horse abuse. One of his horses was allegedly found bitted up, or checked up, and left with its reins tied to the saddle, unattended, in a stall during the 2016 NRHA Futurity in Oklahoma City. Honstetter, who appealed May 11, said in court documents he was informed Aug. 21 the executive committee upheld the sanctions and set his suspension to begin Oct 1. According to a copy of the Hearing Body Findings And Order, Honstetter acknowledged during the May 1 hearing he was responsible for the horse but said the action was done without his consent by employees who no longer work for him. Honstetter filed a civil suit in October accusing the NRHA of breach of contract, and violating his rights to due process and to confront his accuser. In the lawsuit, he took

issue with the way the NRHA handled the allegations against him, the hearing and his appeal to the NRHA Hearing Body’s findings. In an Oct. 12 filing, Honstetter’s attorneys claimed the allegations against the $642,959earner were vague, and he wasn’t provided access to evidence against him until the day of the NRHA Hearing Body hearing. Attorney Michael F. Beethe, in a letter to the NRHA, denied Honstetter had abused a horse. He also said bitting up, when it is performed, is a commonly used technique in the industry and that the NRHA has presented no evidence the practice is abusive or specifically outlawed in its regulations. Honstetter asked the court to overturn the suspension, grant him more than $100,000 in relief and temporarily block the NRHA from enforcing the suspension while the lawsuit proceeds. The latter was granted, allowing Honstetter to compete as the case continues. An NRHA spokeswoman said the association had no comment on pending litigation. In court documents, the NRHA maintained it was within its rights to discipline Honstetter according to its rules and regulations and that, because the NRHA is not

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Arizona Reiner to Compete While NRHA Lawsuit Proceeds

Suspended NRHA member Arno Honstetter, pictured at the 2016 NRHA Futurity where he and Whizkey Chaser won the Level 3 Open, will continue to compete while his lawsuit against the association is pending.

a government entity, the trainer was not entitled to confront his accuser and his rights to due process do not apply. The NRHA also said in court documents the penalty was appropriate, the hearings were conducted fairly and the five hours Honstetter and his attorney had before the hearing to review the evidence – a two-page letter, one-page email and a 30-second video of the horse the night of the alleged abuse – were adequate time to mount a defense. The case remained pending as of press time. —M. Montag

National Equine Health Plan Published The American Horse Council

(AHC), in conjunction with the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP), the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and state animal health officials, announced the National Equine Health Plan (NEHP) is now available at equinediseasecc. org/national-equine-health-plan. “The horse industry is unique because horses are transported with more frequency than other livestock. We have seen firsthand how disease outbreaks cost the industry millions of dollars for the care of sick horses, implementation of biosecurity and lost revenue in the form of cancelled or restricted commercial equine activities, such as horse shows,” said AHC President Julie Broadway. “Back in 2013, the industry felt it was time to step up and address the issue of the handling of disease outbreaks and the dissemination of information surrounding the outbreaks.

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“This gave way to the creation of the NEHP, which will outline the issues surrounding the prevention, diagnosis and control of diseases, and the responsibilities and roles of the federal and state authorities, and the industry.” The goals of the NEHP are to protect the health and welfare of the United States equine population, facilitate the continued interstate and international movement of horses and their products, ensure the availability of regulatory services and protect the economic continuity of business in the equine industry. The NEHP also functions as a roadmap for coordinating horse owners and industry organizations with veterinarians, as well as state and federal animal health officials, to prevent, recognize, control and respond to diseases and environmental disasters. The plan facilitates horse industry preparedness,

effective rapid communication and owner education, which make up the foundation for preventing diseases and disease spread. Information and resources are included in the NEHP document, including a list of “Roles and Responsibilities” for all stakeholders in the industry. “The Equine Disease Communication Center [EDCC] is a key element of the NEHP and provides critical communication of information during disease outbreaks,” said EDCC Director Dr. Nat White. “Additionally, equinediseasecc.org provides information about diseases, vaccination, biosecurity, state health regulations, state animal health official contact information and links to USDA-APHIS [Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service] veterinary services. By integrating the roles of regulatory agencies with industry stakeholders, equine health and welfare are improved.” ★

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QHN Launches Cutting Futurity App Staying up to date at the National

Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity is now as easy as tapping an icon on your phone’s home screen. Thanks to a new progressive web app from Quarter Horse News (QHN) and sponsored by Platinum Performance, the resources you need to make the most of your Futurity experience are at your fingertips. The Cutting Futurity app features various channels, or groups of targeted information, for Futurity goers and fans across the globe. Joining the channels will ensure users don’t miss any of the action at the Will Rogers Memorial Center. Along with a schedule of events, the live webcast and updated results, coverage of the Futurity Open, Non-Pro and Unlimited Amateur/Amateur divisions will populate the app throughout the show, held Nov. 15-Dec. 10 in Fort Worth, Texas. Other channels include information about the NCHA World Finals, Western Bloodstock Sales and special events. The Cutting Futurity app is available online at cuttingfuturity.ihubapp.org. Shortcuts to the app include texting the word “CUTTING” to 28748 or scanning the app’s QR code. Once on the app page, Android users will be prompted to save a quick access icon to their phone home screen, while Apple users can do so by using the “Add to Home Screen” button in the browser menu. ★

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CSU Temple Grandin Equine Center Receives Grant from The Right Horse Initiative

The Right Horse Initiative recently

granted $508,000 to the Colorado State University (CSU) Temple Grandin Equine Center to fund its first regional training center for at-risk horses. The grant is funded by the WaterShed Animal Fund, a division of the Arnall Family Foundation. As a regional training center for The Right Horse Initiative, CSU will provide practical hands-on horse evaluating, handling, care and training opportunities for CSU students while concurrently working with horses in transition and preparing them for adoption into the Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies (EAAT) industry, Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA) programs and other appropriate adoptive homes. “There currently is no dedicated network for finding horses appropriate to participate in EAAT programming,” stated Adam Daurio, director of the Temple Grandin Equine Center. “Many EAAT centers rely on ‘cold-calls’ and luck to find horses for their programs. Through the partnership with The Right Horse Initiative, Harmony Equine Center and Certified Horsemanship Association, we hope that CSU can help fill this void and create an appropriate network of horses ready to be implemented into EAAT programs or other appropriate adoptive homes. Funding from the WaterShed Animal Fund has made this innovative project possible.”

Fort Worth Stock Show Heritage Sale to Debut in January The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) will host the Fort Worth Stock Show Heritage Sale. The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Best of the Reumda Sale, now in its 19th year, will be joined in a back-to-back format on Jan. 13, 2018, by the Stock Show’s longestrunning horse sale, the Annual Select Breeder’s Quarter Horse Sale. The Best of the Remuda Sale features horses consigned by ranches that have won AQHA’s

Prior to entering the CSU equine science training program, the Harmony Equine Center in Franktown, Colorado, will perform a basic behavior assessment on each horse. Horses identified to have “good behaviors” suitable for additional care and training will be transferred to the Temple Grandin Equine Center at CSU. At CSU, horses will be assigned to equine science students for a minimum of one semester. Each horse will receive care and training from the CSU students, with the goal of preparing the horse for adoption. Once the horse is considered appropriate for adoption into an EAAT or CHA beginner horsemanship program, the horse will return to Harmony Equine Center, where it will be promoted as a “Right Horse” for the applicable opportunity. “This program is really a win/win for all the participants,” said Christy Counts, president of The Right Horse Initiative. “Not only do these horses in transition get a chance at a new career, but they also provide the CSU equine science students valuable hands-on training experience.” The Right Horse Initiative is a collective of industry professionals and equine welfare advocates working together to improve the lives of horses in transition. Once fully operational, the CSU regional training center will serve approximately 20 horses per semester. ★ prestigious Best of the Remuda Award. First held in 1956, the Select Breeder’s Quarter Horse Sale was organized to offer buyers an exceptional lineup of horses. “For the Select Breeder’s Sale, we strive to find a group of horses that the weekend enthusiast and the true ranch cowboy can equally enjoy,” said Lauren Lovelace Murray, horse show manager. “We’re looking for a select group of riding horses of various ages that are safe for all riders.” The Fort Worth Stock Show Heritage Sale will begin at noon on Jan. 13 with the AQHA Best of the Remuda Sale, immediately followed by the Select Breeder’s Quarter Horse Sale. For more information, contact the FWSSR’s horse department at 817-877-2400. ★

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2017 Time To Ride Challenge Winners Announced Courtesy of Time To Ride

The 2017 Time To Ride Challenge concluded Sept. 30, and after results were tabulated, the organization announced this year’s winning stables, clubs and businesses. “Our amazing hosts created a record number of events – 1,008 – throughout the summer period,” shared Christie Schulte, marketing manager. “Their tireless outreach efforts are promoting and growing equestrian sports, and expanding access to the wonderful benefits of being around horses.” First launched in 2014, the grassroots Challenge contest distributes thousands of dollars in cash and prizes to horse professionals who introduce new enthusiasts to horse activities, expanding access to horses while growing their own businesses. The 2017 Challenge resulted in more than 22,000 new horse/human interactions, bringing the four-year total to 117,000-plus connections. Phase I rewarded the top 10 hosts in three divisions – small, medium and large – while Phase II rewarded the top 10 hosts in two individual categories. Phase I

Winning first place in the large division was Rolling Hills Ranch in Port Deposit, Maryland. As a full service equine facility, it offers riding lessons in dressage, jumping and eventing; boarding; and birthday parties. Also housed at Rolling Hills is the Freedom Hills Therapeutic Riding Program, a Premier Program with the Professional Association for Therapeutic Horsemanship (PATH). As firstplace winners of Phase I with 2,866 new horse enthusiast introductions, Rolling Hills received $5,000, as well as an additional $3,000 for placing third for most experiences in Phase II. This year, Rolling Hills held events at the local Chick-Fil-A. The medium division champion, based in Wilburton, Oklahoma, is Robbers Cave Stables. A full service dude ranch offering rides, camping trips and a petting zoo, Robbers Cave connected 1,073 new people with horses this summer. The group will receive $5,000 in cash for its first-place win.

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Horse industry newcomers were welcomed at Nova Quarter Horses in Mokena, Illinois, who placed second in the Large division during the Time to Ride Challenge.

Misty Cook, owner and operator of the facility, said participating in the Challenge reminded her of the need for continuous outreach in the equine industry. Atop the small division, Equine LEAD, owned and operated by Debi O’Brien, of Olney, Illinois, took home $5,000, as well as an additional $500 for placing eighth in the most experiences category of Phase II. O’Brien has learned all she knows regarding marketing and public relations from her experience in the Challenge. Her brand is definitely growing, she said, particularly in the minds of the 949 new people she helped introduce to horses this summer. “I went from handing out flyers and posting them everywhere around town to paying for Facebook ads!” O’Brien said, recalling the growth she has experienced as a result of participating in the Challenge. “It’s been a way better use of time and money, and provided a better return.”

Phase II

In 2017, the new Phase II rewarded competing hosts for inviting new enthusiasts back for lengthier hands-on horse experiences, with the goal of helping new riders become regularly involved in horse activities. “The goal of the Challenge has always been to introduce new people to horses, and start them on a path to becoming regularly involved,” Schulte said. “Phase II is our way of rewarding hosts who are successfully cre-

ating meaningful, repeated horse experiences for newcomers.” Phase II awarded money in two ways – to hosts who had the highest total number of follow-up experiences and to hosts who had the highest conversion rate of returning Phase I newcomers – allowing stables of all sizes to compete on a level playing field. In total, 1,844 lessons were given over the course of the summer by Time To Ride Challenge hosts. Oak Crest Farm, of Harwood, Maryland, took top honors in total number of Phase II follow-up experiences, with 213 people from Phase I returning for a riding lesson, trail ride or ground work with a horse. Tina Emmerich, a seasoned lesson instructor, has done her fair share of trial-and-error when it comes to doing outreach for new clients. This year, with the new phase of the Challenge in mind, she made sure to reflect back on her lessons learned. “You have to put yourself out there and be inventive in ways to encourage people to come back,” she said. Ringside Equestrian Center LLC, of New Hudson, Michigan, earned the title of highest conversion rate in the Challenge’s Phase II by providing more in-depth riding experiences to more than 92 percent of their Phase I newcomers. Ringside’s Andrea Karp and David Silver are in the business of “providing opportunities for individuals who wouldn’t have ordinarily had the chance, and breaking down the barriers of getting kids from the city out to horses,” according to Silver. “Overall, we’re thrilled with the results of the 2017 Challenge. Beyond the numbers, the true impact is in the stories we hear of thriving businesses and people who develop a new love for horses,” Schulte said. “Increasing access to horses and expanding participation in our industry is the overarching mission of Time To Ride, and the Challenge continues to be an impactful way to move the needle.” For a complete table of winners, visit www.timetoride.com/news, and to view photos from 2017 Challenge events, visit Time To Ride on Facebook. For more information, contact info@timetoride.com or 512-591-7811. ★

Tack Room Talk

UK Gluck Equine Research Center Celebrates 30 Years The University of Kentucky

(UK) College of Agriculture, Food and Environment recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Maxwell H. Gluck Equine Research Center. More than 250 equine industry representatives attended the celebration dinner in the Woodford Reserve Room at Kroger Field. Stuart Brown, chair of the Gluck Equine Research Foundation and a Hagyard Equine Medical Institute veterinarian, hosted the program, honoring Peter Timoney, a Gluck Center professor, for his lifelong contributions to equine infectious disease research. “This evening was an exciting opportunity to celebrate the 30th anniversary of this unique program,” Brown said. “Coupled with the recognition of the distinguished career of my colleague, Dr. Peter Timoney, through a gift by Mr. Ted Bassett, this was truly a night not to be missed by anyone in our industry that has played a part in the successful legacy

of this institution.” Additionally, more than 100 people attended the 30th anniversary research seminar, luncheon and open house at the Gluck Center. The seminar featured the inaugural Teri Lear Memorial Lecture, given by frequent research collaborator and friend Terje Raudsepp, associate professor from Texas A&M University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Lear was an equine genetics research and associate professor at the Gluck Center. “I was proud to be on hand as we celebrated generations of researchers dedicated to the horse, and particularly gratified that our audience was made up of families from our equine industry representing several generations of support to the Gluck Center,” said Dean Nancy Cox. “The support and focus from this event positions us well to further enhance our service to and partnership with the equine industry.” ★

Hagyard Equine Medical Institute Releases Gastric Ulceration Study Hagyard Equine Medical Institute,

the oldest and one of the largest private equine veterinary facilities in the world, recently submitted a peer-reviewed study that was published in the March 2017 Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, showing treatment with a polysaccharide blend reduced gastric ulceration in active horses. Ten horses underwent gastroscopy for diagnosis and scoring of existing ulcers. For the duration of the study, each participant was administered 1 to 2 ounces of a polysaccharide blend. The study revealed that a polysaccharide blend of high-molecularweight hyaluronan and schizophyllan, a beta-glucan, administered daily for 30 days demonstrated ulcerative healing. Of the horses treated with the blended therapy, 90 percent showed complete resolution and/or improvement in ulcerative areas, increased appetite, weight gain and

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positive behavioral changes. The study suggested that a polysaccharide blend represents a novel means to enhance gastric healing in the active horse. The study’s long-term results could be impactful to the entire equine community, giving horse owners and veterinarians a natural alternative to current therapies. “Ulcers can be found in as many as 80-100 percent of horses,” said Dr. Nathan Slovis of the McGee Medical Center, Hagyard Equine Medical Institute. “Our objective in this research was to determine whether a natural treatment would help in the healing process. From the data gathered, we were able to determine that horses can be successfully treated with a naturally safe and effective polysaccharide blend of hyaluronan and schizophyllan.” For more information, call 859-685-3709 or visit equinegastriculcers.com. ★

AHP Student Award Contest Details Available American Horse Publications

(AHP) knows all about students with a passion for horses and equine media. The AHP Student Award program, which began in 1993, was initiated to promote student awareness of the career opportunities available in equine publishing. “AHP’s involvement with students is a rewarding experience for both the students and the association,” said AHP Executive Director Chris Brune. “Not only does it offer students a chance to learn about a career they may be passionate about, but it has also given equine publishing a long list of talented young people who are an asset to our industry.” The 2018 AHP Student Award Contest will recognize the talents of students by awarding up to three $750 travel awards to attend the AHP Annual Equine Media Conference June 14-16, 2018. Travel award winners have an opportunity to meet leading equine publishing professionals and discuss career possibilities during three days of educational sessions and related networking activities. One travel award winner will be selected at the conference as the 2018 Student Award winner and receive a cash award of $1,000. AHP offers other opportunities for students, including student membership available to high school, college and graduate students for annual dues of $25, and the AHP Internship Program, which offers college students an opportunity to intern at equine publishing media or businesses to gain valuable hands-on work experience. Applications and guidelines for the 2018 AHP Student Award are available online at www.americanhorsepubs.org/studentaward-contest. Eligible applicants are required to send a completed application form, plus additional information, by Jan. 19. For more information on AHP and its programs, visit www.americanhorsepubs. org, or contact Judy Lincoln, AHP Student Program Coordinator, at 386-760-7743 or AHorsePubs2@aol.com. ★

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Rehab vs. Retirement Think back over the years to how

many horses you can remember sustaining a significant injury during their performance career. Sure, hindsight is 20/20, but we’ve all seen someone that should have stopped long ago on a hopeless situation. Likewise, I can think of just as many that moved on to the next horse when one still had a solid future. The algorithm to pursue a reasonable outcome from injury is never the same for any two horses. Some questions we can answer, others only the horse can. Either way, the horse has a good bit of responsibility in the healing process. If, however, you begin with a prospective thought process to the future, there will be fewer surprises and, hopefully, more success. I believe it all starts with knowing the full extent of the injury. Having as complete of a diagnosis as possible from the onset is step one. This includes looking at the horse as a whole, not just a leg or stifle or suspensory ligament. Are there compounding problems? The meniscal tear may be one issue, but does the horse have permanent kidney damage from all the bute he’s been getting to stay sound? Is the wound infection greater than the initial trauma? Likewise, is there a compensatory problem? Support limb laminitis is just as deadly as some fractures. Behavioral issues that can also arise from chronic pain should be considered, as well. Closely following the diagnosis, there should be a well-defined goal or use for the horse. Do you want a horse, or do you want this horse? It is a reasonable question. If your decisions are purpose driven and goaloriented, they will be much easier and cleaner to make along the course of treatment. If giving your horse a pain-free retirement in a big pasture because they’ve earned it is your goal, that is great! Do you need to make two more runs this year, then quit? Knowing exactly where you and your horse want to be in the end is step two. A quick side note is to include the factors of age and temperament in the equation. Like it or not, older horses rarely have the same ability to heal as younger ones do. Age is not

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Like it or not, older horses rarely have the same ability to heal as younger ones do. — Justin High, DVM

a disease, but it will come into play at some level. Temperament will also. Does the horse have the willingness to help itself? Just like people, some horses cannot tolerate prosperity. Quieter, tolerant, more compliant horses heal better. This can be a huge component to success. Now it’s time to split things in two directions. Decision-making will be based on the injury with regard to time. Is it an acute injury? How many hours/days have passed from T= 0. Or, is it a chronic/recurring injury? Time here is often in months or years. Acute conditions often present with greater hope, but less certainty. Therefore, primary decision making for both you and your vet in the acute stages will depend to a significant degree on the horse’s response to treatment in light of the problem’s severity. In realistic terms, you do have to ask the question, “Does this horse’s problem exceed the capability of repair?” It’s not a fun topic, but it will save you from being “that guy” who should have quit long ago. On the other hand, chronic conditions often come with significant amounts of published data or personal experience in response to treatment. Knowing how well your horse heals helps, too. What treatment failures or successes brought you here? Please never ignore the overriding effect conformation has on everything. We cannot change how your horse is put together. This fact alone often

gets in the way of whether or not we answered the acute questions right the first time. While hope may be the hallmark emotion of acute conditions, sober reality is that of chronic. So, if this is a rehabilitation case, do you have the willingness to commit the time, money and sanity to this cause? Proximity to the specialists/facilities capable of doing the right things at the right times specific to you and your horse’s needs can be a deciding factor. The answer tends to come in three forms – 1. The horse is returned to pre-injury condition or better. 2. The horse returns, but with a significant drop in class or performance. 3. The horse returns with the expectation of very limited use, but close to full potential when used. If your horse, the problem or your circumstances do not allow for rehabilitation/return to performance, you should consider retirement. A good retirement should be based on the quality of life. Happy doesn’t mean unproductive, either. A new career as a broodmare or stallion is often a step up. Either way, thought needs to go into what maintaining this horse in retirement will require in light of our inciting problem. Supplements, joint medications, special shoeing and many other facets of the equine industry specialize in rehabilitation for this purpose. Never lose sight of why you are doing all this, though. Our time commitment, money and willingness to watch (or ignore) a horse’s downward spiral does not validate unproductive suffering. The worst euthanasias I’ve been a part of are the ones that should have happened long before they did. The hardest decision we can make for our horses is often the best for them. There is nothing wrong with going out on a good day, on your own terms.

Dr. Justin High is a veterinarian and partner in Reata Equine Hospital in Weatherford, Texas. Send your questions and comments to justinhighdvm@ reataequinehospital.com.

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many, it was a surprise that it was hot. The same people will be surprised when it gets cold this winter. So many mysteries. Dr. Molly came and pronounced all the mares in foal. It’s time to dig out that smarter-than-you phone and tell it to tell you to preg check your mares on their birthday. There’s no sense in feeding for two when there is only one. The National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) has a new service this year, predicting the first freeze. It comes free with your Futurity entry, and it’s personalized to each entry. Check your draw; it is the night before. Those who live north of the “blister beetle line” stay ready. Everyone else waits for a sign. No water is a sign. Signs are bad. If you are a trainer, one with a really good stick to show, read this carefully. Go to the wash rack, because that is where the pipe glue is kept, and throw away all 42 cans of it. Only two cans can be opened anyway. Ask the nice lady what sizes the pipes are; this is important. Then, go to the bottom dresser drawer and examine all the pipefittings as closely as you look at a set of bits. Look for “threads,” with and without, any differences at all. Pick one of each. Get one of the kids (a third-grader will do) to work out how many you need of each to make two dozen. FYI – that’s 24. Get one of those purple pouches you have been saving to make a shirt and put them in it. Put it on your dashboard. You need topof-mind awareness. A real plumbing supply is best; it is probably your only chance of success. At regular hardware stores, it will be a battle of wits in which you are ill-equipped. There are hundreds of choices, written in foreign languages, like fractions. At the plumbing supply house, you can drink coffee while they fetch it all. Listen, or even ask, for any suggestions. It isn’t like asking directions; they won’t steal your wife. They will know the most critical pieces because there weren’t some in the drawer. A couple sections of the right-sized pipes and hacksaw blades, and do NOT forget the glue. A few small cans is best. Some foam tubes to slip over pipes will keep the significant other from using your high school letter jacket to wrap the faucet that always freezes.

You’re done, but a credit-earning opportunity is available. Go to the florist and get her some roses. The parts get you a 214; the roses a 224. Finish strong. You can now go to the Will Rogers Coliseum during the first freeze with a clear conscience and a muchimproved chance. Another sure sign of fall is the wait for the draws to be posted. There is a secret and guarded ritual that must be performed at “Old Bailey” before draws can be posted. I, myself, do not know all involved. I’m pretty sure there is some biological material involved, maybe some fertilizer. Some success can be had by counting owl hoots before dawn and examining raccoon scat on old logs in the bottoms. Count the persimmon seeds, add the hoots, divide by 3. That usually gets me within a day or two. Buttermilk and Candy Barwick, who put their groceries away in alphabetical order, can become stressed by this uncertainty. Be safe. Take your boots off and buy more roses. Always remember your goal is to get your horse shown. It’s hard to see the cattle with fingernail scratches on your eyeballs. I must repeat an observation from earlier NCHA futurities – the winner is an unknown till the last horse works. Anybody that says different is a liar. The winner will show up as prepared as humanly possible. Everything about them and their program will be Goldilocks. Not just the horse, every single thing, organized, right down to the antacids and my phone number. No distractions. A calmness and professionalism that is hard to describe. You can look back afterward and recall how they were, but you can’t pick the winner because there will be 200 (at least) like that. It’s a thing to see. Your education in cutting is not complete; it can’t be without a semester at the Futurity. Cornbread thinks: Come here. Come now. Learn things. You can reach Cornbread (Jimmy Bankston) at navajo@sbcglobal.net or find him on Facebook or at www.quarterhorsenews.com.

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205

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218

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$3,000 Ray Baldwin $3,000 Kelly Schaar

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$1,604

David Hartman, DVM 203

$1,126 Bryan Bailey

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$507 Kelly Schaar

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$1,490 Center Ranch

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$2,380

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216.5

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212.5

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213

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1. SHES ALL GUN Pascal Douaire 14M (Gunners Peppy Oak x Shes All Spook x Smart Spook) Pascal Douaire

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2. PAY ME MY GUN Gaby Melancon 14M (Gunners Peppy Oak x Pay Me Baby x Paid By Chic) Gaby Melancon

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2. ITS ALL ABOUT MARY Andre De Bellefeuille 215.5 14M (Its All About Smart x Shining Moonstone x Shining Spark) Equine Plus

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214

Same

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$2,678

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216.5

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Cow horse is in the blood for Jake Gorrell, pictured with son Chet and 2016 NRCHA Derby Open Bridle Spectacular Champion Smooth N Cash.

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Jake Gorrell’s original vision for his future involved punching the clock in an office, but the $1 million rider’s life as a cow horse trainer has turned out much differently. 62 | Quarter Horse News | December 1, 2017

rom hitting the $1 million mark to becoming the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Champion, Jake Gorrell has made 2017 a banner year. But the 44-year-old Hanford, California, resident didn’t always plan to be a cow horse trainer. In fact, it wasn’t until after he started a career using his college degree that he realized his passion lay with training horses. The decision to follow his heart, rather than his head, turned out to be a fortuitous one, and the late start couldn’t keep the good horseman down.

Courtesy of Jake Gorrell

Gorrell had to go through a few embarrassing cow works en route to his current success. As a child, he fell off his horse in his first turn on the fence during a show. The horse finished without him, circling up on its own and coming back to Gorrell after the whistle blew. That moment inspired him to work hard to improve his skills.

The pre-training years

Gorrell was born in Caldwell, Idaho, into a rodeo family. His dad, Jerry, rode broncs, his mom, Gayle, grew up running barrels and breakaway roping, and his uncles on both sides team roped. After a problem with his knee caused him to give up bronc riding, Jerry found a new type of competition that allowed him to keep riding horses and still be a cowboy – the budding reined cow horse discipline. At the time, reined cow horse was fairly new in Northwestern Idaho. Jerry, along with Jim Roeser, helped spur it along as they rode out the early stages of the event. “My dad was young but pretty beat up from riding broncs; somewhere along the way, he started riding [cow horses],” Gorrell said. “He liked competing, starting colts and stuff like that, the cowboy way of life. That’s how he grew up. “He got a really good stud when I was really young that he won the Idaho Snaffle Bit Futurity on,” he continued. “It taught him a lot of things, and that was kind of his first good horse early on that he had.” That horse was Triple Parfection (Triple’s Image x Par’s Pride x Par Three), a 1975 stallion who sired eight money-earning offspring that earned nearly $50,000, according to Equi-Stat. During his own career, he received his American Quarter Horse Association Performance Register of Merit in 1981. He boasted 8 points in working cow horse, 4 reining points and 1 cutting point.

One of the rodeo events Gorrell participated in during high school was steer wrestling. According to Jon Roeser, such rodeo events can be a great way to learn to track a cow.

Gorrell was 10 years old when he finally got a turn to show the stallion for the first time. “I’ll never forget it. I was in Emmett, Idaho, and we had been practicing reining,” Gorrel said. “This horse was a really good fence horse. My dad took it for granted and thought I knew how to go down the fence. “I had the highest-marked reining in the whole show,” he continued. “I showed his wheels off. I ran him as hard as I could. But when the cow came in, I didn’t know what the heck to do. It was a disaster and we were just going around the whole arena. From that point, we went home, and that’s when my dad realized he better teach me how to go down the fence.” Gorrell worked hard to master the fence work and showed Triple Parfection in the Youth for about two years, traveling to every cow horse show nearby. He also participated in 4-H and started rodeoing in high school, roping and bulldogging steers. All of that changed upon his graduation, though. Gorrell knew he was expected to go to college. He received a scholarship to the College of Idaho, and after he left for school, he quit riding. The hiatus lasted for two years until he started helping Roeser as a hand on the ranch during his junior year. Eventually he moved to the Roesers’ place in Marsing, Idaho, and worked there while also attending school full time. “Jim was still training horses, so we messed around and he taught me how to teach one to turn around and do different

things. It was fun because it was the first time I actually got to ride with someone other than my dad, and I saw there were other ways of doing stuff,” Gorrell explained. Upon graduation, Gorrell gave the Roesers notice he was leaving. His parents bought him a ticket to Australia as a graduation gift, and upon his return to Idaho, he started looking for a job based on his degree in business administration with an emphasis in marketing and management. Becoming a cow horse trainer wasn’t even on his radar. “I wanted to get rich,” he said with a laugh. “I found a job that was kind of ag-related. I found a couple that had a construction company, and they were getting into the registered Angus deal. I had cowboyed and I kind of knew cattle; the registered cattle were kind of new to me, but I went to work for them. “I helped work the construction company and I was also taking care of the cows, so it was a lot to learn because I didn’t know anything about construction. I wasn’t doing the building, but I was kind of the superintendent on jobs. I didn’t care for it, and it wasn’t what I wanted to do.”

Following a passion

When Roeser’s wife, Carlene, passed away, the loss struck Gorrell hard, because he considered the Roesers to be his second family. As often happens when a person experiences the death of a loved one, he came through with a new outlook on life.

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“That’s when I realized I needed to they’re identical twins and they were go do what I wanted to do, and I missed drop-dead gorgeous. I thought there was riding horses,” Gorrell admitted. “I nothing better in the world than that!” went and talked to Jim and told him Gorrell and Sonia were just friends that I really wanted to learn how to ride at first. She was going to cosmetology horses since it was what I grew up doing. school and barrel racing on the side, With my dad and everyone around [me] so he went to cheer her on at rodeos. being a cowboy, that’s what I wanted Eventually they started dating, got to be. Everything is related to whether engaged and were married in 2000. you’re a good cowboy, good hand, good A career takes off horseman or not. That’s kind of been As Gorrell’s personal life was taking ingrained in my head, and it was kind of an exciting turn, his professional life my natural thought that this is what was was also coming along. While still at important in life.” Jon’s place, he started showing a bridle Gorrell planned to learn how to ride horse, then got a 2-year-old named Lil horses well, then get a job that would Mamasita (Docs Gay Hickory x Lil Short make him lots of money so he could own Of Sugar x Doc Markim) in his program. nice horses. He asked Roeser where he The duo eventually made the Limited should go to accomplish his riding goal, Open finals at the 1998 NRCHA Snaffle and Roeser told him he needed to head Bit Futurity, where they placed seventh. out to California if he wanted to learn “That was cool, and people saw that to ride cow horses and found him a job I could kind of ride,” Gorrell recalled. working for his son, Jon. “The next year, Jim Putnam bought me a “As a boss, you just know that some really nice mare – Smart Nu Penny – and people have it and some people don’t, I had a couple of other really nice mares and Jake always had a lot of feel,” Jon that we did really well with that year.” said of when Gorrell came to work for In 2001, Gorrell and Smart Nu Penny him. “He had a lot of natural ability and won the Limited Open at the NRCHA savvy. Snaffle Bit Futurity, then went on to win “Most of these kids that have roped Growing up, Gorrell and Sonia had each heard of the other through their the Open and Limited Open at the Idaho like Jake, and bulldogged maybe, it’s so easy and so natural for them to go down families, but they did not meet until after college. Gorrell was floored by Reined Cow Horse Association Futurity. Sonia’s beauty, and the duo married in 2000. Gorrell tied for third place in the fence,” he continued, saying that the World’s Greatest Horseman on rodeo experience is a good background Smartcashinvestment in 2003, bankfor cow horse trainers. “They’ve already ing $15,417. It was his biggest check up to run with cattle and they know about speed, “They were always trying to set us up that point. He continued to climb the ranks whether they’re team roping or bulldogging, and saying how we had to meet these girls,” through the next few years, eventually endwhatever it may be. It seems like those kids Gorrell said with a laugh. “We never met go to the fence work pretty naturally.” them, and my grandma and aunt were always ing up with a horse called Smooth N Cash in his barn. The week after he moved to California, telling them what a nice guy I was and that “I was riding horses for Pete and Linda Gorrell attended his first futurity in Fresno, they had to meet Jake. They kind of made a Burnett,” Gorrell said. “Pete and Linda were California, and that event sealed the deal. joke about it that they always talked about He realized he had found his calling. He Jake but they’d never met him, so they didn’t getting into the horse deal, and they sent me a horse. I showed him a little bit and then worked for Jon for three years, and when Jon think he existed.” I got excited, and they got into it big time. moved to Las Vegas to work for Paula and After Gorrell started working for Jon, They went from hardly being in it at all to Michael Gaughan, Gorrell leased his place in Gayle called to tell him one of the Sims girls Lemoore, California. was going to school in Visalia and living with having horses all over. “They were buying these broodmares Something else was brewing in Gorrell’s their friends – John and Alice – so he needed and they bought this mare, Dox Gavacash, life at that time. While he was growing up in to go meet her. Although he was skeptical, in foal to Smooth As A Cat. Nobody really Idaho, Sonia Sims and her twin sister were his interest was piqued, as he had always knew anything about Smooth As A Cat; we being raised in Deeth, Nevada. Their family heard tales of the twins’ beauty. were hoping he was going to be a big-time also rodeoed and had a big ranch, and they “I called John and I asked him if there stud,” he continued of how the resulting foal, were friends with Gayle’s side of the Gorrell was a girl living at his place and said that I family. The Sims girls would often go to visit wanted to meet her. He just laughed and told Smooth N Cash, came to be. “They raised Smooth N Cash and when he was 2, they Gorrell’s aunt to ride her barrel horses, and as me that he would bring her over,” Gorrell brought him to me to start. He was awesome. he was growing up, he was continuously told recalled of how he came to know Sonia. “We He was easygoing, smooth and his name fit he needed to meet them. He didn’t put much met, and she dang sure was pretty – just gorhim. I just really liked him.” stock in it, as the girls were the same age as his geous. Then when she and her sister both Pete called Gorrell up one day and said he brother, who is three years younger than he. showed up, it was unbelievable, because

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wanted to sell Smooth N Cash. Shortly after, Gorrell’s client Bonnie Roloff called and asked him to find her a horse he could win the big Futurity with. He looked and looked, but nowhere could he find a prospect he liked that wasn’t going to cost her a small fortune. “I finally called her back and told her that the best colt I could find was the one here in the barn,” Gorrell said. “I told her Pete wanted to sell this gelding, and he wanted quite a bit for him, but I liked him. She told me if I liked him, she would buy him.” Gorrell said that from day one, Smooth N Cash was a cow horse. In the herd work, he was cowy and good-minded; he was the best herd horse Gorrell had ever had. He struggled some with getting the horse to stop big, but once they conquered that obstacle, they went to the 2008 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity and tied for fourth in the Open, bank- Smooth N Cash and Gorrell have made quite a name together through their Open Bridle performances, like this one at the 2013 World’s Greatest Horseman, where they placed sixth overall. ing $51,000. Throughout Smooth N Cash’s limited-age career, they won play with his non-equestrian money here and there, but something always The duo has collected hefty paychecks friends than ride horses right seemed to happen to keep the gelding out of every year, amassing lifetime earnings now, he does occasionally climb the winner’s circle. of $258,291. In Open Bridle Spectacular into the saddle. “We just always seemed to have bad luck,” performances, they notched second at the Sonia works for a salon as a Gorrell said. “One time at the [NRCHA] 2013 NRCHA Derby and first at the 2014 stylist and also has a string of Derby going down the fence, I had a rein NRCHA Stallion Stakes, and they won the barrel horses. Growing up on break. It was just one of those things. class at the 2016 NRCHA Derby. Since he a ranch gave her a good eye for “I remember Smoky [Pritchett] and a aged out of derby competition, Gadget has horses and cattle; Gorrell said couple other guys told me he was going to be amassed $130,098. her knowledge and skill help quite a bit in a great bridle horse,” he continued. “At the “We just came to the party,” Gorrell said. taking care of their livestock. time, I didn’t realize what all it took to have a “He and I are just kind of like best friends. Because the town has encroached in on bridle horse, so I was just like, ‘OK, I hope so, You don’t have to say anything, but you know their current location, though, the Gorrells but I sure do wish I could win some money what they’re thinking. He knows the deal, are hoping to move soon. They have leased on him now!’” and he and I go places now where everybody their facility in Hanford since 2002, but they Pritchett was right. “Gadget” went on just loves that horse.” are in the process of purchasing a place of to become a well-known, successful bridle The here and now their own. horse, and the NRCHA even has a photo of This year, Gorrell was honored as a $1 mil“We have a lot of things going on ranchhim going down the fence on the side of its lion rider by the NRCHA. He also piloted wise, training-wise, place-wise,” Gorrell said. trailer. He has made finals appearances with Plain Catty to the NRCHA Snaffle Bit “I’d like to have my own place where I can Gorrell at the prestigious World’s Greatest Futurity Open Championship, his biggest run a couple hundred head of cattle, or have Horseman every year since 2013 and is contitle to date. It may not be an office job, but a nice set of cows and a nice training faciltinuing to show. Gorrell’s time in the show pen has proved ity where I can still train some cow horses. “The World’s Greatest Horseman is spequite lucrative this past year, bolstered by the That’s kind of the direction we’re headed in. cial,” he said. “When you have a horse that support of his family. “Chet’s 6 now, and we’ve been going so can do all of that, it’s pretty dynamic. I think He and Sonia live in Hanford with their hard for the last few years – I pretty much it means a lot when you can show on a horse son, Chet, who is self-proclaimed 6-and-aquit training for the last few years as we figthat you trained and brought through since half years old. Though Chet would rather ured some things out.” I’m the only one that ever trained him.”

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The last few years have been chaotic for the Gorrells, but when the trainer hit the jackpot at the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity on Plain Catty, it was a moment of celebration.

The Gorrells considered moving to Sonia’s place in Nevada to take up ranching for a time, but instead decided to come back and reestablish the cow horse training business. It has helped having horses with natural talent like Plain Catty to ramp business back up, for Gorrell’s personal philosophy is to not push a horse that can’t make the big Futurity just for the sake of the event. He likes having a variety of horses in his barn and believes he has the ability to adapt to different types. “I also want the horse to take the responsibility to do as much as he possibly can on his own,” Gorrell added. “But there’s a downside, because sometimes horses that do take initiative to do it like to anticipate. “What I like to do is have a blend between the horse taking the initiative to do everything he needs to, but you have to be able to

flip the switch and he needs to be able to go manual, too.” Known for being a strong competitor in the fence work, Gorrell has developed the viewpoint that a good fence horse knows his job but will also listen to instruction. Since every cow is different and a horse has to adjust to whatever comes out into the arena, he wants to be able to speed up, slow down and rate the horse as needed. While the rein work calls for a horse to listen to and focus on the rider to nail those precise spins and stops, the herd work is totally opposite. There, the horse must be able to think on its own and control the cow. In the fence work, however, there must be a degree of both. “You have to have the ability to tell your horse he needs to take a different approach,

to adjust some things, and then him go do his job,” Gorrell explained. As he has posted fence work scores in the 230s, it’s obvious his strategy is working out for him. With horses like Gadget and Plain Catty in his barn, Gorrell’s name could remain in the spotlight for years to come. While the future is unclear as far as where he and his family will end up calling home, one thing is certain. This born-and-raised cowboy has no intention of changing that part of his lifestyle any time soon. “We figured out that the most stable thing we had going was riding and training horses,” he said. “I’ve been fortunate that I had some good clients that stayed with me and have some damn nice horses. We came back, put our heads down and went back to training horses. It just worked out great.” ★

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NCHA History

Ms Peppy Cat sealed the deal on the 2010 NCHA Open World title when she carried Pete Branch to two round wins, ending the season with $103,000 won.

Tara Gaines piloted Patrick La Dual to the 2010 NCHA Non-Pro World Championship despite a deficit of $5,000 when she arrived at the World Finals in Fort Worth.

2010-2017

The decade of now is already something worth celebrating. By Gala Nettles

“We’re still talking about the same

thing in 1997 that I talked about in 1962 and again in 1994,” commented the late Don Dodge, who still holds the record for induction into the most Halls of Fame. That’s called history. The past reveals changes – some for the better, some not as much – and stagnant areas that need addressing. If Dodge were alive today, he would probably just add a few more years to his comment.

Grassroots first

In the early years, grassroots cuttings were the only show in town, and its gold crown was the title of National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) World Champion. Change challenged it when the birth of the first NCHA Futurity sprouted aged events, pushing grassroots cuttings into the shadows. They didn’t stay there long, though. Instead, savvy affiliates added limited-age events to the weekend cuttings. Another plus

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for the weekend shows was making bedfellows between the NCHA weekend finals and the NCHA Futurity. For decades, the NCHA World Finals were held in conjunction with the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. They then moved to Amarillo, Texas, before joining the Futurity in Fort Worth. It was a good move, offering spectators four nights of exciting entertainment in the Watt Arena. That’s where Pete Branch, of Farwell, Texas, riding Lonnie and Barbara Allsup’s good mare Ms Peppy Cat (High Brow Cat x Ms Peppy Doc x Peppy San Badger), won the 2010 NCHA Open World Championship. Ms Peppy Cat laid down one show-stopping run after another, winning two of the four rounds and increasing her year-end earnings to $103,000. It was also a good year for tremendous runs in the Non-Professional division. Tara Gaines, of Weatherford, Texas, sat second behind Mary Jo Milner by $5,000 when the

Finals started. Gaines was on target aboard Patrick La Dual (CD Olena x Patty La Dual x Dual Pep) and slipped into first place with earnings of $74,639. Fast-forward to 2015 and Matt Gaines, Tara’s husband, added an Open World Championship to the family collection. He showed the great mare Special Nu Baby (Dual Rey x Nu I Wood x Zack T Wood), owned by Gary and Shannon Barker, of Madill, Oklahoma. The year 2011 wasn’t a fire-burner for the World title. In fact, when the World Finals began, trainer Austin Shepard and Bet Hesa Cat (High Brow Cat x Bet Yer Blue Boons x Freckles Playboy), owned by the Bet Hesa Cat Syndicate, led the competition by $40,000-plus. While overtaking Shepard wasn’t possible, the four nights of Finals go-rounds belonged to Phil Rapp, of Weatherford, Texas. The following year, he rode for the Open World Champion crown and easily grabbed it rid-

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Bet Hesa Cat, who won the NCHA Open World Championship in 2011, participated in one of the most memorable events of the decade. The stallion, now an Equi-Stat Elite $1 Million Sire, carried legend Buster Welch to the herd for the NCHA Futurity Champions Cup that same year.

ing Dont Look Twice (High Brow Cat x Tapt Twice x Dual Pep) for Waco Bend Ranch. Today, the race for a World title has changed. Four riders have shown Amanda Standish’s Deluxe Checks (Im Countin Checks x Catrina Starlight x High Brow Cat), while in the past, it was usually one showman and perhaps a periodic catch rider. In addition, by Nov. 3, Deluxe Checks had already won $120,409 for the season, a phenomenal increase over years earlier, which was perhaps sparked by a change in show format.

What’s in a name?

The NCHA Futurity has also changed. Over the last decade, the NCHA has increased cash flow by linking a sponsor’s name to the show. In 2010, Borden Milk was the named sponsor. That year, after entering the Open finals on the bubble, Lloyd Cox and One Time Royalty (One Time Pepto x Royal Serena Belle x Shorty Lena), owned by Matthews Cutting Horses, spun the competition on its heels, scoring a 230 to win the Championship. Borden even brought “Elsie” the milk cow to the show, where she had her own booth in the exhibit hall. Today, a presenting company has been added to the title. In 2016, the official name of the Futurity was the Jerry’s Chevrolet/

Spencer Harden, pictured aboard his great mare Jazabell Quixote, passed away in March of 2013.

NCHA Futurity, presented by Great American Insurance, while this year’s event is the Great American Insurance Group NCHA World Championship Futurity, presented by Jerry’s Chevrolet.

A sprinkling of highlights & loss

Probably the best remembrance of this era was the 2011 NCHA Futurity Champions Cup, held in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the NCHA Futurity. Past NCHA Futurity champions came together to compete before a non-televised, standing-roomonly crowd. Since they couldn’t watch the event from their recliners, the line of spectators waiting to enter the Coliseum snaked across the street into the exhibit hall and ran the length of that building. Buster Welch, at that time 83 years young, showed 2011 NCHA Open World Champion Bet Hesa Cat and rode away victorious with an impressive 221. The year 2014 was when 17-year-old Emily Crews, battling brain cancer, submitted a request to Western Wishes to ride a cutting horse. She got her wish and rode to the herd between cattle changes at the 2014 NCHA Futurity, cutting three cows and moistening the eyes of a majority of the spectators. Then there was Beamon. Every cutter who rode into the Will Rogers Coliseum, and most of those sitting in its stands, knew Ashley Beamon. Since the 1967 NCHA World Championship and for 20 years thereafter, Beamon opened and closed the gates for those showing and for cattle changes.

His warm smile endeared him to the cutting membership, proven by his induction into the 2000 NCHA Members Hall of Fame. He and his wife, Mrs. Ollie, were honored on their 50th wedding anniversary with a blue Chevrolet pickup, purchased with donations from cutters nationwide. Beamon passed away Aug. 22, 2010, at the age of 88. Robert Eubanks, a well-known Quarter Horse News (QHN) reporter, wrote his life story. Two months later, on Oct. 29, Eubanks, too, passed away. On July 24, 2013, the association lost trainer John Carter, known as much for his big smile and antics as for his cutting career. Carter, 87, had complications from a broken hip and never completely recovered. Memorial services were held at the Will Rogers Coliseum. Another 2013 loss was that of threetime NCHA Futurity Non-Pro Champion Spencer Harden, who passed away March 28. His great mare Jazabell Quixote (Doc Quixote x Bill’s Jazabell x Cutter Bill) was one of the top 10 broodmares from 1989 through 1992, sitting first in 1989 and 1990. Two years later, on Aug. 17, 2015, NCHA Non-Pro Champion and promoter deluxe Kay Floyd passed away following complications from a heart attack. Floyd had owned the great stallion Freckles Playboy, and anyone showing one of his offspring was guaranteed vocal support from Floyd. Bobby Pidgeon, champion of the 1990 and 1991 NCHA Summer Spectacular Classic/ Challenge riding his great stallion Dual QuarterHorseNews.com

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Equi-Stat Elite $17 Million Sire CD Olena, owned by Bobby Pidgeon, died in 2010 after suffering from a ruptured aorta. Pidgeon, who also owned Bar H Ranche, passed seven years later in July 2017.

Pep (Peppy San Badger x Miss Dual Doc x Doc’s Remedy), passed away July 14, 2017. Pidgeon, also the owner of Equi-Stat Elite $17 Million Sire CD Olena, stood the stallions at his Bar H Ranche in Weatherford, Texas. Then Modine Smith, the matriarch of cutting and legend of the Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association, passed away July 22 of this year. The lady was 94.

And the horses

The great Smart Little Lena was humanely euthanized on Aug. 30, 2010, after suffering a stroke. The first NCHA Triple Crown winner was 31 years old. Pidgeon’s stallion CD Olena died Aug. 13, 2010, after suffering a ruptured aorta on Aug. 6. At that time, the 1994 NCHA Futurity Champion and 1995 NCHA Derby Champion had been leased from Bar H Ranche by Dr. David Hartman and stood at Hartman’s Equine Reproduction Center in Whitesboro, Texas. This year, the great Meradas Little Sue – the 1996 NCHA Horse of the Year and a three-time NCHA World Champion – was humanely euthanized April 21 at Circle Y Ranch, owned by Penny Youngblood and Nancy Pearce. It was 27 years to the day after she was foaled. Perhaps the most notorious story of the decade was that of the great stallion Dual Peppy, who was rescued in 2014 from then-owner Sherri Brunzell. Dual Peppy

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(Peppy San Badger x Miss Dual Doc x Doc’s Remedy) was one of 10 emaciated and starving horses found amid a barn of skeletal remains. Brunzell served a 60-day sentence and was given a five-year probation.

Change: the good, the bad, the ugly

Change is an interesting phenomenon. The NCHA Futurity, once witnessed by attending the show, is now watched live by thousands on the internet. And today, scoring runs even includes half-point penalties. That’s only a sample. The cutting horse today isn’t the cutting horse for which the sport was named. Quiet and easy is the goal of a ranch cutting horse; showy and sharp is the goal of the competitor. In fact, in this era, fewer trainers and non-pro competitors have a direct link to a working ranch and its cutting horses. Membership, too, has changed. Earlier surveys revealed more members are 60 or older than any age group. According to the Oct. 16, 2017, executive committee minutes, entries presently reveal a downward trend. History is an awakener for needed change. This year it has been the addition of the Regional Award Program. Another change since the inception of the NCHA has been the growth in lawsuits. On July 28, 2011, the Fort Worth Court of Appeals favored the NCHA in a lawsuit that NCHA member Paula Gaughan filed regarding the NCHA’s financial records. The

With $1.6 million in offspring earnings to her credit, Meradas Little Sue was nothing short of cutting royalty. She was laid to rest in Millsap, Texas, at Circle Y Ranch in April of this year.

NCHA had required a portion of them be kept confidential, while Gaughan believed all records should be open to NCHA members. A similar lawsuit was filed by the NCHA against Glory Ann Kurtz in May 2013, stating she refused to sign a confidentiality agreement regarding information she had requested. That lawsuit was later dropped. In 2012, Alan Steen, the newly hired executive director, sued the NCHA for fraudulent inducement, including misrepresenting info to receive cash from the Texas Major Events Trust Fund. The two reached a confidential settlement agreement. A lawsuit filed by Lanie Whitmire that began in 2004, alleging she was questioned about her Amateur status and held against her will, finally came to a close in April 2013. The Fort Worth Court of Appeals ordered the NCHA to pay Whitmire $70,000. And the most recent lawsuit, Tommy Manion v. NCHA, which involved alleged animal abuse, was also settled out of court. And so today’s history of the NCHA as we now know it comes to a close as the association celebrates 50 years of competing in the Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. The past has been filled with many changes. Change in all terms is good, though. It’s what promotes growth. Yet, what remains the same no matter the history is the addiction known as cutting. This is the eighth and final installment in a series on the history of the NCHA that began in the May 1 issue of Quarter Horse News.

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Higher Education By Molly Montag

Students get hands-on experience and college credit starting 2-year-olds in the University of Wisconsin-River Falls colt-training class. As a dozen college students on greenbroke 2-year-olds loped around the far end of the arena at the University of WisconsinRiver Falls (UWRF) campus farm, instructor Nathan O’Connor kept a sharp eye on their positions. It was late April, just a few weeks before the 2017 UWRF Colt Sale, and O’Connor was trying to prepare his Principles of Training Horses students and their young steeds for the crowded conditions of the sale preview. Prospective buyers always line the sides of the arena, he warned, so the horses should be used to leaving plenty of space to their outside. 78 | Quarter Horse News | December 1, 2017

“My dear mother might come to this horse sale, and I’d hate to have one of you wipe her out,” O’Connor told the riders. The UWRF colt-starting program, which next month will enter its 46th year, is a semester-long course that teaches students how to start unbroken 2-year-olds – some of which aren’t even halter broke – and prepare them for sale. The 2018 crop of prospects will arrive at the college in late January and must be broke to ride and ready to sell on May 5. Many of the horses are donated, with the owners getting the money from their sale, but some of the young prospects are bred and raised by the university, which is located

in Western Wisconsin about 25 miles east of St. Paul, Minnesota. In recent years, the college’s equine program has become increasingly focused on Western performance horses, particularly reiners, providing Principles of Training Horses students the opportunity to pair with horses boasting some of the top bloodlines in the industry. (above) University of Wisconsin-River Falls teaching assistant Amber Yager is pictured with her training colt, A Hard Days Nite, before the 2017 UWRF Colt Sale. She taught two 2-year-olds in that year’s colt-training class, which teaches students how to break and sell young horses.

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The top seller at the 2017 UWRF Colt Sale was Gunnersspecialwoman, a 2015 palomino filly by Gunners Special Nite and out of Shiners Woman (by Shining Spark) that sold for $20,000. The sale also featured horses by A Sparkling Vintage, the sire of National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Triple Crown winner Not Ruf At All; World Equestrian Games Gold Medalist Yellow Jersey; 2009 National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity Open Champion Rockin W and Equi-Stat Elite $9 Million Sire Wimpys Little Step. Participant Amber Yager, who took the class for the third time in 2017, said the course provided an opportunity to expand her knowledge of horse training. “We’re teaching them, but at the same time, they’re teaching us,” said Yager, who in 2017 trained a colt by Gunners Special Nite and a filly by Tinker With Guns. “They’re always teaching us. I think they know better than us most of the time.”

Starting right

Coursework in Principles of Training Horses is designed to give horses a solid foundation while keeping the students and the horses safe. Due to the emphasis on safety, students may spend more time on groundwork than one would see at a professional training barn. Some colt-training students have show horse backgrounds or aspirations of becoming a professional horse trainer, but many do not. In some cases, the colt-training class is a student’s first experience training an unbroken horse. Principals of Training Horses is an elective under the equine emphasis of the animal science major, which the college also offers with an emphasis in dairy science or meat animals.”Animal science majors also may pursue an emphasis in dairy science or meat animals. Before a student can enter the training class, participants must first take courses in equitation and advanced horsemanship. They also must have permission from O’Connor. Pairing inexperienced colt trainers with green 2-year-olds might seem a dicey proposition, but O’Connor said it usually goes well, as long as students follow directions and stick with the program. He said that’s especially important with first-year students, who are expected to follow class instruction without getting ahead of the group or trying something on their own.

Students in the UWRF Principles of Training Horses course spend extended time on groundwork, preparing their horses and themselves for a safe start in the training process. Horses are then started in a halter and transitioned into a snaffle bit.

“We want you to do A-B-C today. No more. No less. And then, the next time we meet, you do the next three to four steps,” O’Connor said. “It goes really good as long as everybody stays on the same program and doesn’t jump ahead. Any time we’ve had any students close to being injured, it’s always when they seem to be doing something more than they should’ve been.” Those who take the class a second time have more freedom, much like an independent study, and they meet with O’Connor weekly to check in. The goal of the groundwork, which consumes the first two and one-half weeks, is to desensitize the animals, prepare them to be saddled and then teach the youngsters to be tacked up. Round pen exercises and learning to be hobbled are also part of the horses’ initial training. The first ride is done in a group setting with four to five students riding at one time. The goal is to walk, trot and lope both directions. “We actually go ahead and ride them in a halter and a lead rope. We take that lead rope and we actually tie it off to the saddle horn, so the only time they really pull on it is if they get in trouble,” O’Connor explained.

“They can pick that colt’s head up if one was to happen to buck or something, but they usually don’t.” The biggest challenge for students is usually getting their horses moving forward enough. Bucking isn’t typically an issue. “My goal at the beginning of the semester is to start those 50 2-year-olds where none of them buck on the first ride,” O’Connor said. “And, we’ve done that a couple of times over the years. You know, that doesn’t happen every year, but once in a while we’ll get through all 50 and not one of them will take a hop on the first ride.” Next, students spend a week in the round pen teaching their horses to move forward, and be relaxed and responsive. They’ll transition the horses into a snaffle bit and work on lateral movements, lope departures and the different gaits. When the winter starts to thaw, riders take their mounts to the outdoor arena and on trail rides – including crossing water and going over hills. Student Taylor Polka trained her first 2-year-old, a Skeets Peppy filly named UWRF Skeetseasyotie, during the 2017 edition of the class. “I’ve ridden dead-broke horses my whole

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Gunnersspecialwoman, a 2015 filly by Gunners Special Nite, topped the 2017 UWRF Colt Sale when the hammer fell at $20,000. All horses in the sale are trained by students at the college’s campus in Western Wisconsin.

life,” she said. “I’ve never really been around anything that was green, so just letting go and trusting her to do her thing and take care of me and take care of herself, that’s kind of been the biggest thing [challenge].” Retired instructor Larry Kasten, who taught the course for more than 30 years, said he tried to incorporate techniques learned from legendary horseman Ray Hunt into the university’s colt-starting process. Hunt gave several clinics over the years at River Falls, and Kasten said he learned something every time he was around Hunt – one of the best-known proponents of natural horsemanship. “I was just so impressed with what Ray could get done on a horse, and I think the key to his program is No. 1, he understands the behavior of horses more than anybody I’ve ever met, and secondly, when it comes to training horses, his ability to recognize the slightest response and reward that response,” said Kasten, who considered Hunt a good friend. “That, as a teacher, was something I had to make students become aware of, and that was probably the biggest thing I learned from Ray.”

Reining roots

The first Principles of Training Horses

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class was held in the 1972-73 school year. The instructor was Jack Brainard, an NRHA Hall of Fame member and founder who also supplied the horses during the program’s infancy. Kasten, who retired in 2006, said that bunch of horses included sons and daughters of American Quarter Horse Association Open Champion Mr Joe Glo (by Lucky Joe Five) and Leo Zip (by Okie Leo). All were reining bred, but some were more challenging than others. “The ‘Joes’ were easy. The Okie Leos were not,” Kasten said, laughing. “I often said that Leo Zip convinced a lot of my students that they didn’t want to be horse trainers.” When Brainard got out of the breeding business, UWRF began getting more Western pleasure-bred horses for the program. In recent years, though, it’s moved back to its reining roots. The transition was driven by several factors, but chief among them is buyer demand. Although UWRF is far from the concentration of reining farms and trainers in Texas and Oklahoma, there is a dedicated group of reining horse trainers and enthusiasts in Western Wisconsin and the neighboring Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. “It’s not that we like [reiners] better, it’s

The UWRF raises a number of foals each year so students can get hands-on experience breeding and raising horses. The university’s herd has received an infusion of high-caliber reining blood in recent years through an affiliation with Silver Spurs Equine.

more that that’s what we’ve been able to sell at the sale,” O’Connor said. In addition to taking in donated horses, the college also breeds some of its own. The all-time leading UWRF-bred earner is Von Step At A Time, a 2009 son of Wimpys Little Step out of the Colonel Freckles mare Von Freckles who earned $44,055 in reining, according to Equi-Stat. The college also stands Skeets Peppy, a 1995 son of Peppy San Badger that earned $85,306. The stallion (out of Tivios Miss Skeet x Right On Tivio) has been at River Falls since his donation in 2011 from owner Vaughn Zimmerman, a 2018 NRHA Hall of Fame inductee and leading owner in the sport of reining. In recent years, the quality of the university’s equine program has also benefitted from its association with Silver Spurs Equine, of Cave Creek, Arizona. Farm owners Michael and Michelle Miola have donated horses to the colt-training program, as well as broodmares, recipient mares, breeding fees and lesson horses. The 2018 colt-training class will be the first to use UWRF-bred horses sired by Silver Spurs stallions. “When we have a horse that isn’t going to be what we consider a Level 4 Open horse, instead of selling those horses, we find it

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much more advantageous both for their program and ours to donate them to the University of Wisconsin at River Falls so they can pursue their program and we can pursue ours with other horses,” Michael Miola said. “So, it really is a marvelous program for us and them.”

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In addition to training the horses, students in Principles of Training Horses must also market and sell their mounts. Getting the best price for the horse owners is always the goal, as the university wants people to know the UWRF Colt Sale is a place where they can buy a good horse. It does not want donors to buy back their own horses and sells all UWRF-bred prospects with no reserve. “I think that’s helped our reputation as far as when you come here, you know you can buy a horse that’s going to sell,” O’Connor said. “If it has any soundness issues or significant training problems, we’re going to announce it and tell you so you don’t have any surprises, which is a great thing, because that isn’t true at a lot of auctions.”

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Students take photos and videos to use on social media, the sale’s website and other forms of marketing – such as the annual Minnesota Horse Expo in St. Paul – to spread the word about the sale. They also are responsible for photographing and producing a short video clip of their horses. The materials are distributed via social media, including the program’s Facebook page, and online at uwrfcoltsale.com. The site also includes each horse’s pedigree and comments from students. Two students are appointed each year as managers of the sale itself, which is held in the Brainard-Kasten Colt Barn at the campus farm on the outskirts of River Falls. “To me, that’s really where the profit is made in the horse industry – [it] is how you market and sell a high-quality product,” O’Connor said. “Adding value through training is important, but it’s probably more important to add value to the marketing and presenting the product to the public.” The 2017 sale grossed $291,000 with 2-year-olds selling for an average of $5,344. The college also sold three lesson horses

– a reined cow horse money-earner by Peptoboonsmal and reiners by Topsail Whiz and Whiz N Tag Chex – for an average of $8,283. The sale also functions as a recruiter for the college. Casey VanDusartz, a 2017 graduate, decided to attend the university when she attended the UWRF Colt Sale as a child. She rode horses during her childhood in Hammond, Wisconsin, but her experience with the Whizkey N Diamonds filly she started in the 2017 Principles of Training Horses class was the first time she’d been exposed to pedigreed reining horses. She hoped to stay involved with horses for the rest of her life and, if possible, incorporate them into her career. “Even if I don’t get to show on my own, I’ve always thought about managing a barn and having my own facility or just managing it for someone else,” said VanDusartz, who majored in business administration and management. “Keeping horses within my main job or my main life experience [is the plan].” O’Connor said the goal of the colt-starting class is to give students a broad base of skills they can use to improve the horses they ride. The college seeks to produce well-rounded students who can pursue more knowledge in a specific discipline. It’s not trying to make every graduate a professional horse trainer, O’Connor said. “A lot of them go work for the feed companies selling feed, sell pharmaceuticals or work at grain facilities,” O’Connor said. “A handful go on to be horse trainers, [but] probably the majority do not. “They want horses to be a part of their lives forever, and maybe they’re going to use it as a minor and just get a job outside of the horse industry and keep horses as part of their passion in life,” O’Connor said, noting students do not have to be animal science majors to participate. “We probably see that as much as anything.” Yager, the teaching assistant, said her third and final time through the course has been a valuable addition to her horse training skills. She planned to continue to use the techniques on the side when she took a job after graduation as a livestock production specialist at a cooperative near her hometown in Southwest Wisconsin. “I look back to where I thought I knew how to break a colt, pretty recently, to now I can,” said Yager, a double major in animal science with an emphasis in dairy and equine. “I’ve just learned a lot. You never stop learning.” ★

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Athletic and mental versatility allowed Outa Choices to excel in both the cutting pen and dressage ring. By Alex Lynch

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Dressage is a sport known for its fluid elegance and precision. And, it’s expected to hear a medley of classical instruments after a rider queues for sound while collecting down centerline for a musical freestyle. Cutting, however, draws folks in because of its dirtkicking action and unpredictable nature. Equine athletes in each are meticulously trained, and crossover between disciplines is seldom seen. But a little bay gelding named Outa Choices proved a horse can be successful both in a herd and between letter markers. When Jim Garfinkel was looking for a horse to help him qualify for the top 15 in the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) World standings a few years back, Outa Choices (SR Instant Choice x Out N Out Doll x Doc’s Oak) fit the bill. Garfinkel finished second in the 2013 NCHA $15,000 Amateur World race and 15th in the $2,000 Limit Rider, thanks in part to his performances on “Rabbit” that year. His love of the sport of cutting radiated to his daughters, Kacey and Jessie, who also started showing Rabbit in cuttings on the West Coast. Jessie also dabbled in jumping, and in early 2015, she decided to join a local United States Pony Club (USPC) to test the waters of showing. Shortly after, Garfinkel and his wife, Katie, purchased a talented Bureau of Land Management Mustang mare for Jessie to show in rated events. While “Roo” exceled in jumping, she struggled in dressage. When a dressage show earlier this year came around and all of Jessie’s friends were performing, she didn’t want her horse’s limitations to keep her from competing. So, she asked Kacey if she (top left) Outa Choices, pictured with Kacey Garfinkel, has accumulated nearly $20,000 in the cutting pen, but his talent doesn’t stop in the herd. (bottom left) When Jessie Garfinkel needed a horse to show in dressage, the familyowned Quarter Horse gelding stepped up to the challenge and carried her to multiple wins.

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could ride Rabbit in the event. Just one day prior to the show, Jessie tacked up Rabbit in a dressage saddle and headstall for the first time and hoped for the best. The gelding was spot on, and she was optimistic going into the ring for her Training Level test the next day. Rabbit trotted down centerline like he had done it 1,000 times before, and he carried Jessie to an astonishing 75 percent to win the class. “She just did awesome,” Garfinkel said, reflecting on his daughter’s performance aboard the seasoned cutter, who was also Reserve with Kacey in the Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association Purina Saddle Series $35,000 Non-Pro. “We were all just so proud of her.” Jessie was pleasantly surprised by the gelding’s adjustability that reflected such high marks right out of the gate, and she continued to develop her dressage training with the Quarter Horse. While there were a few small obstacles the pair faced, Rabbit powered through and further demonstrated his versatility. “The hardest thing to overcome was his contact issue,” Jessie explained of her training with Rabbit, who has nearly $20,000 in lifetime cutting earnings and 16 NCHA Youth points. “He has always been taught to give to contact and not accept it. He would get behind the bit a lot and short through his neck. We worked on that a lot with a really soft bit. He got it pretty fast, in about a month or two.” Confident in the partnership she and Rabbit had developed in the dressage ring, Jessie decided to enter a qualifying rally for the USPC Championships. The pair wowed again and came out with a 78 percent in their musical freestyle, advancing them to the Championships at the Kentucky Horse Park. Jessie said there are some elements of dressage that overlap with cutting that made preparing for the event a bit easier. “The engagement factor is similar,” said Jessie, 14. “They really have to use their hind end a lot and sit back on it and hold themselves there in both. They really have to build up muscles on their back and hind end.” After some rigorous conditioning for the two Training Level tests and a musical freestyle they’d be performing at the USPC Championships, Jessie and Rabbit headed east. There, they hit a snag in their freestyle, but executed their other tests without any major glitches. “In the musical freestyle, they didn’t start the music at the right time, but she

Outa Choices’ fluid movement and impulsion helped him excel in the dressage ring.

still marked well and got a 68 [percent],” Garfinkel said. “Her first test was a 75, and the other went well, too. She finished third out of 56 overall. That was really cool. She was thrilled coming out of it. We had so many people come up to us who were interested in him. She was really happy.” Jessie came out of the event feeling proud of what she had accomplished and thankful to all of the people who helped her along the way. She planned to continue developing her skills in dressage, as she has grown to love the

meticulous nature of the discipline. Rabbit, who may hang up his dancing shoes for a while, will likely go back to spending most of his time in the cutting pen with Kacey, while Jessie resumes her dressage career with her newly purchased Polish Warmblood. “I love the control of it [dressage],” Jessie admitted. “If you are prepared perfectly, you’re going to do well. In the cutting, there is a third factor, which are the cattle. That kind of scares me a little bit. I like the control and perfection of the dressage.” ★

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Iowa high school seniors Reyly Plendl (left) and twin sister Regan (right) will compete in their third NCHA Futurity this year at the Will Rogers Memorial Center.

Living the Dream Ten years after watching the NCHA Futurity on television, twin Iowa teenagers will ride into the “Big Pen” for the third time. By Molly Montag

Ten years ago, twin sisters Reyly and

Regan Plendl sat in front of the television at their home in rural Iowa and watched the 2007 National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Futurity. And they didn’t just watch it once. Their father, Rick, figures his daughters – 8 years old during that show – watched a tape of that broadcast hundreds, if not thousands, of times. Even now, the twins – who will turn 18 during the NCHA Futurity –

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know the order of finish by heart. “Austin Shepard [won] with High Brow CD,” Regan said without hesitation. “Reserve was Bubba Matlock and third was June Bug Dually, and then it was Gary Gonsalves…” Back then, all they could do was watch and wish that some day they’d compete against the sport’s best in the Will Rogers Coliseum. It would have been hard to believe that only a decade later, the girls, now high school

seniors, would be preparing for their third trip to the sport’s most prestigious event. “It’s pretty nerve-wracking,” Regan said. Although they began their show career in Youth classes, the family quickly shifted its focus to Non-Pro and Amateur classes and, a few years back, moved toward the higher stakes of limited-age events. It was a much more intense atmosphere, Reyly said. “That environment’s a total different environment,” she said. “You have to act a

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lot older and show a lot more… up the road and wear ourselves experience.” out,” Rick said. “You go to an The move out of the Youth aged event, you show up, you set and into a focus on limited-age up, you’re there for three to four events was, in part, a result of weeks, you’ve got the same rouwhere the Plendls live. The famtine every day and you go home.” ily farm is near Kingsley, Iowa, It didn’t take long for them to a city squarely in the middle of find success, and the sisters are Northwest Iowa’s farm country. both coming off an exceptional Acres and acres of corn and soyseason in the show pen. beans line the country blacktops Reyly won this year’s The and gravel roads, only occasionNon Pro Plus The Open Derby ally broken up by trees clustered Amateur Co-Championship along a river bottom, pastures aboard Sunday Drive, a 2013 dotted with cattle or fields covmare by Hydrive Cat and out of ered in alfalfa or grass hay. Jena Doc (by Peppy San Badger). Closer to Sioux Falls, South Regan won the Arbuckle Dakota, and Lincoln, Nebraska, Mountain Futurity’s Derby Nonthan it is to the Iowa capital of Pro and Unlimited Amateur titles Des Moines, the town of roughly in February aboard Mr Metallic Regan Plendl, 17, won the Non-Pro and Unlimited Amateur at this year’s Arbuckle Mountain 1,400 residents is a long, long Rey, a homebred 2013 son of Futurity aboard homebred Mr Metallic Rey. The gelding is a half-brother to the NRR Cat way – some 800 miles – from Metallic Cat out of the Plendls’ King Cole colt Cats Lightning Rey, who Regan intended to show at the Futurity this fall. the “Big Pen” at the Will Rogers Dual Rey mare Rey Of Oak. Memorial Center. They also won the 4-Year-Old It also was a long drive from any kind of Championships in Denver. Unlimited Amateur Championship at The regular, organized cutting. Even now, local Regan and Rey Nounce, a son of Dual Rey Non Pro Plus The Open. venues for the sport are few and far between, who Regan’s mother, Michelle, describes as The Arbuckle Mountain Futurity marked and three to four months out of the year, “the love of her life,” took the $35,000 NonRegan’s first Non-Pro finals. It was an intimithe girls have to ride in their indoor arena to Pro and Junior Youth championships. Reyly dating experience, she said. escape the bitterly cold temperatures of the won the $50,000 Amateur with Dual N Tuff “That was basically the first time against harsh northern winters. (Dual Rey x Cats Little Gal x High Brow Cat). them, and all these guys were watching cows The twins hauled for the Youth World They also continued to show in Youth, and taking it so seriously, and I’m like, ‘I have Championship once, and both made the top though they didn’t haul, finishing just outside no chance here,’” Regan recalled. “I’m think10 in the Junior Youth in 2014. Regan finthe top 15 in Junior Youth in 2015. ing, ‘You’ve got Lindy Ashlock in there, and ished seventh. Reyly was ninth. Once Regan and Reyly got comfortable she’s won how much – $1.3 million or someHowever, although the girls’ parents, Rick with the new level of competition, they thing like that?’ And I’m thinking, ‘This is and Michelle, are glad their daughters got moved into the limited-age events. not good,’ and I was scratching my head a to haul for the championship, they say the “We decided that we were going to do the little bit, but it turned out good.” experience taught them the grind really isn’t aged events, not run every weekend, not burn In 2016, Regan won the NCHA Super practical considering how far they Stakes Derby Amateur riding MK live from regular shows. And, Reyly Kenli, a 2012 Smooth As A Cat and Regan are educated in the local mare out of MK Little Miss Trona public school system, Kingsley(by Little Trona) she’d ridden to Pierson Community Schools, a sixth-place finish in the 2015 which means the family can’t leave NCHA Futurity Amateur. for shows until Friday nights. The twins train with Nick “We’re a long way from where O’Dell, of Fort Scott, Kansas. we need to be for doing this, but Cutting is their primary focus, but we did it,” Rick said. “It wasn’t so they still manage to wedge some bad Friday night driving all night, school activities into their schedbut Sunday night when you came ules. Reyly is on Kingsley-Pierson’s home, it sucked to [have to] work volleyball team and Regan, annually on Monday. But, you do it.” ranked among Iowa’s top discus So, they refocused. Reyly and throwers, is on the school’s track Regan instead began showing and field team. in the Novice Non-Pro at week“Those three months of volleySeventeen-year-old Reyly Plendl balances riding her family’s cutting horses in Kingsley, ball just kill me, because [Regan] end events. The twins won their Iowa, and playing on her local high school’s volleyball team. She has earned more than first major championships at the always gets to show my horse,” $130,000 since she began cutting in 2010. 2014 NCHA Western National Reyly joked. “During track season,

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she’s always coming along no matter what, because she has a for-sure spot [on the team] since she’s gone to state three times in discus and she’s the No. 1 thrower in the state right now.” Despite all their successes in the cutting pen – Regan’s won $158,090 and Reyly’s banked $124,481, according to Equi-Stat – the twins are still fans first. They used to hunt trainers down for autographs – “We thought they were celebrities,” Reyly explained – and still laugh about convincing Equi-Stat Elite $8 Million Rider Lloyd Cox, who now often turns back for them at big events, to take a picture with them after he won the 2010 NCHA Futurity Open on their birthday with One Time Royalty. Another time, they convinced their trainer to get Beau Galyean’s autograph while the Equi-Stat Elite $3 Million Rider was eating dinner at a restaurant. “On a draw sheet,” Regan said. “It’s probably still hanging on our fridge.” Now, their sights are set on building their own name at the sport’s biggest venue. Reyly hasn’t had much luck at the NCHA Futurity – no score in four runs – but she hopes to change that this year aboard MK

Jessie Rey, a horse they call “Monster.” The 2014 son of Dual Rey is out of Jessies Starlight Ms, a Grays Starlight mare that is the mother of 13 performers with earnings of $553,339. One of those earners is MK Little Miss Trona, the dam of Regan’s 2015 NCHA Futurity horse, MK Kenli. Regan, who has earned $15,078 at the NCHA Futurity, will be riding homebred Cats Lightning Rey. Nicknamed “Gene,” the horse is from the first crop by NCHA Reserve World Champion NRR Cat King Cole and out of Rey Of Oak, the dam of Mr Metallic Rey – the horse Regan rode in the 2016 NCHA Futurity. She and Mr Metallic Rey won $5,929 in the Futurity Unlimited Amateur and Amateur. Overall, he’s compiled an EquiStat record of $83,268. Regan said she and Reyly are excited about this year’s NCHA Futurity prospects because of the caliber of the horses, as well as the sisters’ increased skill level. She credited several people, including Equi-Stat Elite $1 Million Rider Cara Brewer, with helping the twins hone their skills. Tracy Barton, of North Ridge Ranch, has also been helpful over the years.

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“I feel like we’ve kind of stepped up our showmanship through small tips from Tommy Marvin, Nick O’Dell and Cara,” Regan said of their limited-age experience. “I’ve also felt like Nick has just done a really good job on all of our horses.” No matter how well the twins do this year in Fort Worth, there’s a chance none of it would’ve happened if Rick and Michelle hadn’t played a trick on Regan years ago to get her to try cutting. Reyly was fully on board with the idea, but they knew Regan – having broken bones in riding wrecks – would not be easily convinced. Rick and Michelle had to get creative. “They told me they were going to eat; that we were going out to supper,” Regan said. “And they lied.” Instead of dinner, they drove down to see a cutting horse trainer – Dennis Ginkens – in nearby Anthon, Iowa. There, Regan met a horse named Bubba White. In addition to cutting, he was well trained to do tricks for treats. That was all it took to get Regan hooked. And now, she might be the most cuttingcrazed Plendl of the bunch. “I love it,” Regan said. “I think it’s all I think about.” ★

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Brain Game

By June Stevens

It’s show day, and you are feeling

pretty good about your chances to do well. After all, your lessons and practice at home have been great. In the warm-up pen, as you begin to size up the competition, you notice the nervousness start to kick in. You experience physical sensations such as dry mouth, sweaty palms, a racing heart or butterflies in your stomach. Mentally, you feel confused, forgetful or irritable. Suddenly, the maneuvers you were nailing last week aren’t happening. You start to focus on potential weak areas of performance for yourself and your horse. Selfdoubt creeps in. You question your ability to remember your pattern. Do you start with right spins or left spins? Which brindle cow were you going to cut first? Once you hit the show pen, you feel rushed. Your experience in the arena is a blur, and you’re not able to remember the details of the performance. Maybe everything was going great until you made a minor mistake and found yourself unable to recover. One small penalty broke your concentration and snowballed into bigger mistakes. A half-point over or under spin, or a late move on a cow, and your mind went into failure mode – “This always happens to me. I do great in practice but not at the horse show. I might as well call it a day.”

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Mental strategy

Are some riders born with the ability to stay cool and focused in the show pen while others aren’t? The answer is no. While some people might be more natural showmen and women, there are some key traits of top performers that can be learned and developed by anyone. The starting point for understanding how to develop these traits is learning to separate the mental signs of nervousness from the physical signs. Top performers tend to experience extreme physical signs of anxiety, but not mental ones. Yet, they are still able to perform exceptionally well. Because they are able to maintain their mental focus, they tell themselves the physical feelings are just part of being “psyched up” to perform their best. This allows them

to step out of the mind/body anxiety spiral and channel the anxiety in a positive way. They are actually able to anchor positive thoughts to the physical sensations of nervousness. They tell themselves, “This is how it feels when I’m ready to do my best.” In short, top performers use their mental game to hone their physical game. “I don’t think people pay enough attention to their thoughts and attitudes, and how it affects their performance,” said Arizona reiner Haley Dake-Anderson. “I think this is true of any sport, but especially as an equestrian. We have to not only stay calm, collected and on our toes, we have to feed confidence and calm to a 1,500-pound animal. If we are uptight or stressed, the horse will definitely notice that, and it will affect their performance, as well.” In sports psychology, the “big three” tools that top athletes rely on to achieve sucessful performance are: present focus, positive selftalk and visualization. Dake-Anderson incorporates all of them into her pre-show routine. “Before I show, I like to relax and meditate, even if only for 10-15 minutes. I repeat to myself that I am confident, and that I will always give it my all and remain calm. I know it sounds silly, but I am a very busy-minded person, so I take the time to just focus and remind myself to slow down and have confidence in myself. Then, I like to visualize my pattern going just like I want it to.” Primo Morales

Sports psychology can be the key to success for many riders.

It can be especially frustrating to watch other competitors who seem to have “ice water” running through their veins. They appear calm and collected no matter what, even when unexpected problems crop up. But how do they do it?

While top competitors often appear to have ice water running through their veins, it is more likely they are employing mental strategies and techniques that help them stay focused.

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concentrate, as well as handle anxiety and negativity. This is how top performers short circuit the cycle of confusion, irritability and forgetfulness.

Positive self-talk

When the loping pen or warm-up area begins to fill with other competitors, it’s natural for self-doubt to creep into one’s mind. Establishing a pre-show ritual that includes present focus, positive self-talk and visualization can help a rider battle the negativity and concentrate on how to make a winning run.

Her strategy works. In 2013, her professional training career was cut short after getting bucked off a colt and breaking her back. Three years later, she returned to the show pen after gaining her non-pro status. During a 2016 futurity in Scottsdale, Arizona, she and her trainer made a lastminute decision for her to show just two days before her class. Since her accident, there was a period of time when it wasn’t certain if she would be able to ride high-level horses again, so the class was especially meaningful to her. “I had hardly ridden the horse at all, and had just changed trainers a few weeks before that. I did my visualization just like I always do,” she said. “This time, there was a lot of emotion involved. I remember tearing up walking into the pen and really making myself focus on what I needed to do.”

Flow & focus

Dake-Anderson’s pre-show mental strategy paid off with a clean sweep of all four levels of the Non-Pro at that event. Her ability to focus on the task at hand is the foundation upon which a successful mental strategy is built. It’s often referred to as present focus or being “in the zone.” Rather than replaying past mistakes, or worrying about the score or the competition, a rider’s sole focus is on executing their next step. The focus is processoriented, instead of outcome-oriented. During this peak performance state, rid-

ers are usually unaware of the passage of time. Outside distractions fade into the background. It’s as if they are on autopilot, focusing only on the details that let them get the job done. Many athletes say they are able to tell what will happen next and anticipate how to handle the situation. It’s as if everything falls into place. There’s no wonder this state is also called “flow.” What often separates top performers from the rest of the competition is their ability to create a flow state when they need it. Most people have experienced being in a flow state at some point. An everyday example is being totally engrossed in a book or movie. The reader or moviegoer might lose track of time; the person sitting next to them might get up and leave or say something, and they don’t even notice. The best starting point for initiating a flow state is through controlled breathing. Begin by breathing in through the nose and out through the mouth, with the emphasis on the exhale. A breath in for a 4-second count should be matched with an exhale for an 8-second count. With the exhale, imagine the nervousness leaving the body. Inhaling through the nose triggers a calming response in the nervous system, slowing the heart rate and oxygenating the body’s systems. It also induces an alpha state, with an enhanced ability to

Once a rider takes a few breaths, it’s time to redirect any negativity and self-doubt. Positive self-talk forms the next building block of a strong mental skills game. The subconscious mind works behind the scenes to create reality from the information it receives from the conscious mind. Because of the nature of the mind/body connection, the body often can’t tell whether a phrase or image is real or imagined. When a rider feeds their subconscious positive messages, their body and nervous system treats those messages as if they were real. Once a rider understands this, they can take full advantage. Start by choosing two to three power phrases – short affirmations that are designed to create a mental blueprint for how to perform well. State the phrases in the present tense, using expressions like “I am” or “I am becoming.” Instead of saying, “I will be focused and calm,” for example, a rider should say, “I am focused and calm,” or “I am becoming focused and calm.” Use the statements to create a positive outlook. Avoid words such as “don’t” or “won’t.” Instead of saying, “I won’t look down,” the rider should instead say, “I will look up through my whole pattern.” Everyone can fall into negative thought patterns when they feel stressed. Thoughts like, “This always happens to me,” or “I never do well with this pattern,” are common indications one is experiencing those negative patterns. A rider should work to develop awareness around their thought patterns. A great place to start is for them to take notice of how they talk about showing to their friends or trainer. Is it positive and exciting or a stressful ordeal? Negative thought patterns can be insidious, and most aren’t even aware they’re falling into these traps. Use the power phrase guidelines to rebuild the negative thoughts as positive ones. “I never do well with this pattern,” should become, “I am getting better at this pattern every day.” Start by creating two or three positive affirmations and repeating them three to five times a day. Experiment with a few variations until finding what feels right.

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Visualization

Once a rider takes a breath and redirects their thoughts, it’s time for them to put the last building block – visualization – in place. Visualization creates “mental muscle memory.” Remember, the mind/body connection is so intimate that often the body can’t tell the difference between what’s real and what’s imagined. With visualization, the act of vividly imagining an activity sends electrical impulses to the muscles involved in carrying out that activity, so the effect is a bit like creating a mental and physical blueprint for an upcoming performance. While visualization can’t replace practice, it can greatly enhance it. For the purposes of handling show-ring anxiety, visualization acts as a rehearsal. When most people are asked to visualize a performance, they do so in a haphazard way, more like daydreaming. They often spend 30 seconds or so thinking about performing the actions or doing a quick review of the pattern. Proper visualization is a skill that takes practice and concentration to be effective, but the payoff can be great. There are a few key components to effective visualization: Timing: Especially for beginners, it’s helpful to choose a quiet environment without a lot of distractions. Visualization is most effective when the rider is able to relax their mind and body. “I like to relax and visualize a few hours before I show. I at least want to sit down, but if possible, I will lie down for a few minutes,” Dake-Anderson said.

Breathing: During visualization, a rider should use deep, abdominal breathing – in through the nose and out through the mouth – to create a state of present focus, just as they will during their performance. The rider should incorporate all five senses as much as possible – imagining hearing their name called on the loudspeaker, the smell of tractor fumes, fly spray, how the reins feel in their hands. What sights, sounds and smells say “horse show” to them? These are the ones they will want to incorporate into their visualization. Pacing: Whenever possible, visualization should be real time. If the pattern should take five minutes to complete, the visualization should also take five minutes. The goal is to ride every step of the pattern just as one will in the arena. For beginners, visualization often takes

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Visualization

much longer, since there is tendency to get distracted and lose the train of thought. This isn’t a problem; with practice it gets better, and it is still highly effective. Positivity: It is essential for riders to see themselves doing it right when they visualize. Many people engage in negative visualization, which is simply replaying their mistakes over and over. One of the most productive ways to use visualization is to erase mistakes. A great exercise is to mentally re-ride the last run and replace the mistakes with correct maneuvers. “I tell my non-pros, 'Think about what you did right, and do more of that,'” said NRHA Professional Terry Wegener. “Then, we erase the mistakes and do things differently in the areas that need improvement.” For some people, visualizations can be quite

vivid. They say that it feels just like they are at the show. For others, it doesn’t feel as real. If a rider falls into the latter category, there is no reason for them to feel discouraged. Visualization is equally effective in both cases. Visualization is very useful at all levels of performance. The person using the skill doesn’t have to be a top-level competitor. And by utilizing it, a rider increases their chances of moving up in the ranks. Present focus, positive self-talk and visualization are skills athletes must develop. They just require consistency, not a lot of time. Set aside five to 10 minutes several times a week to work on these skills. The goal is to create a pre-show “ritual” that can be repeated as many times as needed leading up to an event. At the horse show, when the nervousness begins to creep in, take a few breaths, repeat the affirmations and visualize “doing it right.” ★

Think about what you did right, and do more of that. — Terry Wegener

PCCHA Holy Cow Performance Horses Futurity

Moonstruck!

The stars aligned in the PCCHA Futurity Open for Moon Cat CD and Morgan Cromer. By Molly Montag • Action photos by Midge Ames

After more than a decade of breed-

ing cutting horses, Bob Corlett knew the spirited, blaze-faced filly born in 2014 on his California ranch was going to present a bigger challenge than most of her stablemates. The foal, Moon Cat CD, was more fractious than many of the other babies he’d raised, and certainly more so than her older half-brother. “She was tougher to halter break, tougher to teach to lead and, you know, right down the line,” said Corlett, of Santa Ynez. “I predicted to Morgan, when she turned 2 and Morgan took her over, she was going to be tougher than her older brother – and that 100 | Quarter Horse News | December 1, 2017

turned out to be the case.” Up to the task, Equi-Stat Elite $2 Million Rider Morgan Cromer had the benefit of knowing the family well; she’d shown the filly’s mother, Chic CD Lights (by CD Olena); her older half-brother Smooth Catolena (by Smooth As A Cat); and her sire, the High Brow Cat stallion Cats Full Moon. “She has taken a while to mature and has gotten better as we’ve gone,” Cromer said of Moon Cat CD. “Her mom was that way; she was wild, and it took her a long time, so she does remind me of her mom.” After getting more comfortable with each performance this year, Moon Cat CD –

nicknamed “Luna” – delivered Corlett his biggest win as an owner or breeder when she and Cromer took the Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association (PCCHA) Holy Cow Performance Horses Futurity Open Championship on Oct. 13 in Las Vegas. “I was kind of blown away, frankly,” Corlett said immediately after the win. “As Morgan has said, she’s been a bit of a project, but she’s gotten progressively better thanks to Morgan, and so this just turned out to be her time.” Moon Cat CD and Morgan Cromer gave owner/breeder Bob Corlett his biggest win with the PCCHA Futurity Open Championship at the South Point.

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Moon Cat CD won the Championship by a single point with a 219. The path to the title took Cromer and the mare to Idaho, Nevada and Northern California. In August, Cromer and the mare made the Futurity Open finals at The Mane Event in Vegas. They missed the finals at the El Rancho Futurity and Idaho Cutting Horse Association Futurity, but Cromer said those events helped the cowy mare figure out how to be a show horse. “She’s the perfect candidate for what we consider a small futurity horse – she just needed to mature,” Cromer said. “She didn’t travel good early on, so all that comes into play, but I think just showing her has made her a better horse.” The mare’s talent, instinct and desire were never in question. “She really reads a cow good, and that’s been her attribute that’s been positive,” Cromer said. The win earned $21,000 for Corlett, who still owns Moon Cat CD’s mother and, along with Cromer, campaigned Smooth Catolena. The gelding’s $37,071 Equi-Stat record includes the 2016 El Rancho Futurity Open Reserve Championship, and he also made the finals in that year’s PCCHA Futurity Open. Corlett savored the winning moment at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa. It was even sweeter because his wife, Sally, joined him at the show to cheer for Moon Cat CD and Cromer. “She’s my new good luck charm,” Cromer explained. “She never comes to the cuttings, but she came tonight.” “We had made the finals, and I thought she would enjoy coming over and watching the finals…” Corlett began. “She did!” interjected Cromer. Nodding in agreement, Corlett smiled. “I know that for a fact.”

Futurity Non-Pro

Sweet Sister Cat doesn’t know what it’s like to lose a major limited-age Non-Pro event. Going into the PCCHA Futurity Non-Pro, the Metallic Cat mare had won several times and shared one championship in her short career, but she and owner Ty Moore have never tasted defeat. That didn’t change in Las Vegas. Moore and the rock solid 2014 mare won the Futurity Non-Pro Championship with a 218.5. This victory came on the heels of Futurity Non-Pro championships at the West Texas Futurity and Cotton Stakes. Moore

Sweet Sister Cat and Ty Moore picked up their fourth straight Futurity Non-Pro Championship at the PCCHA Futurity.

and Sweet Sister Cat shared the Brazos Bash Futurity Non-Pro win with Nadine Payne and Peaceful Ez Feelin (by Lizzys Gotta Player). In Las Vegas, Sweet Sister Cat also made the Futurity Open finals with Equi-

Stat Elite $8 Million Rider Lloyd Cox, of Marietta, Oklahoma. In spite of their previous success, Moore believed the PCCHA Futurity Non-Pro was his and the mare’s best outing so far. He said

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they had three good cows, cut them clean and the mare took hold of them nicely. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This show, I probably got her showed the best, the way I wanted to,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everything kind of went how I planned, you know?â&#x20AC;? It was important for Moore to make his run aboard Sweet Sister Cat count, because the Futurity Non-Pro was settled in a single round. There was no second go or finals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[That] changed the plan a little bit,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you want to win, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve kind of got to go for it, not just ease through it to make the finals.â&#x20AC;? Bred by Moore, of Madill, Oklahoma, Sweet Sister Cat is the daughter of Heavens Little Angel, a Smart Little Lena mare Moore showed in many limited-age events. The 2005 mare, bred by Randal and Pamela Olson, of Pecatonica, Illinois, earned $46,217 in her show career, and she has had two money-earning foals with more than $60,000 in total progeny earnings. Sweet Sister Catâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $32,000-plus Equi-Stat record is fast approaching that of Heavens Little Angelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading earner, Midnite Cat, a 2013 mare by Smooth As A Cat that has life-

time earnings of $35,792. Moore, who has won more than $900,000, expects good things to continue for Sweet Sister Cat, who has proven she has what it takes to go down the road and be a successful show horse long term. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second nature to her,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She just knows what she needs to do and does her job.â&#x20AC;?

Futurity Unlimited Amateur

Tom Deregt, of Carmel, California, hit the jackpot in the PCCHA Futurity Unlimited Amateur finals, winning the Championship with Bet Shesa Merada 014 and earning the Reserve Co-Championship aboard his homebred gelding Hesa Mesa. The two 3-year-olds by Bet Hesa Cat also went 1-2 in the Futurity Senior Unlimited Amateur class. Out of Merada Mirage (by Smart Little Lena), Bet Shesa Merada 014 won the Championship with a 215. Hesa Mesa, a son of another Smart Little Lena mare, Mesoke, tied with fellow Co-Reserve Champions Katrina Hansen-Lane and Full Freckled Moon with a 214.

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cow,” he said. “She’s a clean mover and she’s pretty easy to go cut a cow on. If you put her on a cow, she’s going to stay hooked.” Although Deregt wasn’t planning to buy Bet Shesa Merada 014, he made the purchase after trainer Grant Setnicka picked her out two years ago at the NCHA Futurity Sales in Fort Worth, Texas. Bred by Eakin & Jones, of Hondo, Texas, the roan mare is her dam’s sole money-earner. The combined $7,568 first-place checks in Las Vegas, her third major show, pushed her earnings to $8,868. “I made the finals on her at [the Idaho Cutting Horse Association (ICHA) Futurity] and had a little bit of tough luck in the finals. I showed her at El Rancho and then here, and she just matured,” Deregt said. “She’s been steady all year.” A little more consistent, Hesa Mesa finished third in the El Rancho Futurity Open with Setnicka. The Equi-Stat Elite $2 Million Rider and the gelding also made the West Texas Futurity Open finals. Combined with his earnings in Las Vegas, Hesa Mesa has earned $19,614 for Deregt’s Carmel Cutting Horses. Deregt said it’s just a coincidence that his

two PCCHA money-earners are both by 2011 NCHA Open World Champion Bet Hesa Cat (High Brow Cat x Bet Yer Blue Boons x Freckles Playboy). “I’ve always liked that stud, and Austin [Shepard] did such a great job, and I thought he’d make a good breeding horse,” Deregt said. “He’s big-boned and a strong horse. I didn’t intend to buy [Bet Shesa Merada 014], but I only had the one gelding at the time, a yearling, and so Grant found the mare and we liked her.” Co-Reserve Champions Hansen-Lane and Full Freckled Moon (Cats Full Moon x Senoritas Bunny x Senoritas Playboy) pocketed $4,190, boosting the Roseburg, Oregon, rider’s lifetime earnings to more than $50,000. She and the 2014 gelding, who won the PCCHA Futurity Amateur and tied for the Futurity Gelding Unlimited Amateur titles, previously won the ICHA Futurity Amateur Championship and were Reserve Champions in the El Rancho Futurity Amateur. Bred by Beth Schlesinger, of Lockeford, California, Full Freckled Moon has earned $12,167.

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Sweat Son continued to rack up the trophies in Las Vegas, landing the PCCHA Derby Open Championship with Equi-Stat Elite $8 Million Rider Lloyd Cox. The handsome red roan son of Metallic Cat took the title with a 221.5. It was their second victory of the fall season; they won the Cotton Stakes Derby Open Championship in September in West Monroe, Louisiana. Cox was quick to give credit to trainer Tom Shelly, who campaigned Sweat Son as a 3-year-old and gave the horse a solid foundation Cox said set the animal up for the success achieved in this year’s derbies. “Somewhere down the line, someone has to put in a lot of work,” Cox said. “I feel like I’ve done my part since I got him, but [Tom Shelly] did all the hard part before I got him [and] made my job so much easier.” Sweat Son kicked off the year winning the PCCHA Winter Round-Up Derby Open Championship with Shelly and arrived in Cox’s barn around the time of the NCHA Super Stakes. Cox and the stallion continued to progress throughout the year in Open derbies, finish-

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Lloyd Cox credits his developing a bond with Sweat Son and the stallion’s strong foundation for their recent success, including the Derby Open Championship at the PCCHA Futurity.

ing sixth at the Brazos Bash and fourth at the West Texas Futurity. The duo began to have more success as horse and rider acclimated to each other, Cox said. “You form a bond when you have a horse for a length or period of time, especially a good horse. Me just getting that horse, it took us a while to get up on him,” he said. “I think once we had him, and him being trained the way he was, it was just a matter of getting together before positive things would come.” Sweat Son’s athleticism is the stallion’s greatest asset, Cox added. “One of the biggest things is his stop. He stops super incredible, and he moves really good and then [the fact] that he’s trained.” The $16,000 first-place check, plus $7,250 from the Sire Incentive, boosted Sweat Son’s earnings to $71,804 for owner N.W. VandeSteeg, of Hailey, Idaho. The stallion is the leading earner out of Travalin Miss Mosa, a 1997 daughter of Travalena who earned $17,845 in the cutting pen and has produced earners of more than $100,000. Travalin Miss Mosa, out of Peppy

Halfway through the PCCHA’s Protect The Harvest Bridleless Challenge, trainer Eric Wisehart was doing admirably well for a guy sitting behind the saddle on a bridleless cutting horse going after a cow. Fellow California-based trainer Morgan Cromer was in the saddle, while Wisehart, who’d agreed to kick off his spurs and ride double, tried to stay on the butt of the horse, Smooth Georgy. Even though it didn’t look very controlled – one might have thought Wisehart was hanging onto the saddle strings for dear life – the Santa Ynez resident said, for a while, it was easier than he’d thought it would be, explaining, “the back end [of the horse] doesn’t really move at all. It’s the front end that’s doing all the movement.” Then it happened. “I was holding the saddle strings and they broke, so I was trying to hang onto the cantle,” Wisehart said. “Then, I lost the cantle, and I was gone.” After sliding off the back of the horse and into the dirt, Wisehart quickly popped back onto his feet and backed away as Cromer and Smooth Georgy kept cutting. The fast exit in the sand of the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa was no fluke. “I used to ride bucking horses, so I’ve had a lot of practice falling off,” he said. Wisehart and Cromer marked a 229 in a memo-

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Midge Ames

A Wild Night

Morgan Cromer and Eric Wisehart wowed the crowd while riding double during the Protect The Harvest Bridleless Challenge at the PCCHA Futurity in Las Vegas.

rable charity event on Oct. 12 that raised $3,125 for Protect The Harvest, a group formed to defend and preserve the freedoms of American consumers, farmers, ranchers, outdoor enthusiasts and animal owners. They tied with Equi-Stat Elite $1 Million Rider David Costello, who marked his 229point score riding solo. Cromer, who had the idea to ride double, and Smooth Georgy never lost their concentration on the cow. After Wisehart fell off, he tried to cut on foot, jumping up and down and waving his arms, while Cromer and the son of Smooth As A Cat continued their run unfazed.

“I could feel [Eric] moving around, but I just kept watching the cow. But that little horse took it really good,” Cromer said. “I said, ‘Man, we should’ve picked a bigger horse if we were going to go double!’” Riders were divided into two teams – Legends vs. Young Guns – and riding double was an attempt by the Young Guns to catch up to the Legends. They came close but couldn’t quite do it, and they were beaten by the veteran riders. Cromer and Wisehart were both impressed with Smooth Georgy (Smooth As A Cat x Hey Georgy Girl x Wild Thing DNA), who displayed considerable concentration and desire. “I think that speaks highly of how good of a horse he really is,” Wisehart said, unsure if the gelding had ever been ridden double before the charity event. “Of course, thanks to the owner [Roger Booth] for letting us use him for something like that.” Even though he took a tumble, Wisehart was glad to be a part of the action. “It’s for a good cause for Protect The Harvest, and it’s always fun to let loose just a little bit and just kind of have fun and let the horses do their job,” he said. “It’s always nice to showcase how good these horses really are with no bridle, and how natural it is for them to actually do it, I think, is always fun to be a part of.”

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Derby Non-Pro

Chelsea Tatum did her best to squash down her nerves as she rode Bobs Smart Rey into the arena for the PCCHA Derby Non-Pro finals. As she did, the Marietta, Oklahoma, Chelsea Tatum’s focus on doing the best she can, rather than trying to win the rider tried to remember some- class, helped her pilot Bobs Smart Rey to the Derby Non-Pro Championship. thing trainer Michael Cooper had told her: Don’t think about winning – after they got to the show and heard about think about getting the best check you can. the opportunity. “My thing is sometimes when I get ner“We were like, ‘Shoot, we’re all the way out vous, I don’t show her very good, so I was just here. We might as well.’ We worked her two like, ‘I want everybody to see her potential, times on cows and went and showed her, and and I want to get my horse shown to show she made the finals,” Tatum said. them how good she is,’” she said. Bred by Slate River Ranch, Bobs Smart Bobs Smart Rey, aka “Selena,” certainly Rey now has $66,230 in career earnings. did her part with a solid run to win the As much as Tatum appreciates the mare’s Championship with a 218. Tatum, who won ability, it’s Bobs Smart Rey’s relationship her first paycheck in 2000 in Youth classes, with the couple’s son, Tayson, that means said the mare is the best horse she’s ever the most to her. Tayson, who turns 2 in late owned and their success is only a matter of 2017, already has a strong bond with the sorgiving the horse a chance to prove it. rel mare. They started their partnership very well “He’ll ride her,” Tatum said. “Obviously, in 2016, tying for fourth in the 2016 NCHA he’s small, so he just hangs onto the horn and Futurity Non-Pro and placing 19th in the I pony him.” Limited Non-Pro. Knowing how talented the She said the mare, aware and accommomare (Dual Rey x Bobs Smart Chance x Bob dating of Tayson’s small size, is gentle and Acre Doc) is has always given Tatum confiaffectionate around her littlest rider. Tatum’s dence, which in turn gives her the determimost prized photo is a cell phone picture nation to hold up her end of the bargain. she snapped this year of her son standing in “When I go down there, I have to think the barn holding the mare, who lowered her my horse is just as good as everyone else’s,” head so the boy could give her a hug. Tatum said. “It’s my job to get her shown.” Tatum hopes someday her son can ride They picked up $9,000 for the win in Las Bobs Smart Rey or one of the mare’s foals in Vegas. Additionally, Tatum’s husband, Cass, the cutting pen. That hope – and her son’s showed the mare in the Derby Intermediate clear love of horses – are motivators to show Open finals. They finished fourth, earning while she still has the horse to herself. another $3,000. “I would love that, because it melts my Unaware of the Intermediate Open class, heart,” she said, showing off the picture of her the couple didn’t decide to enter her until son next to her prized mare. “I hope that my

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Tayson Tatum, who turns 2 this December, held the reins of his buddy, PCCHA Derby Non-Pro Champion Bobs Smart Rey. The 2013 mare won the Championship with his mother, who said boy and horse share a special bond.

son loves horses and will come ride, but he loves it already, so I’m guessing I’m in for it. “That’s why I feel like I need to get my butt into gear and get showing now!”

Derby Unlimited Amateur

Ken Schultz took an extended break from cutting about 15 years ago, but the lifelong rider found he just couldn’t stay away. Back in the saddle for four years now, the Sacramento, California, resident is more successful than ever. That continued at the PCCHA Futurity, where Schultz and TF Cats Remedy won the Derby Unlimited Amateur Championship. They marked a 215, a point better than Reserve Champions Margo Hazell and Hesa Riviera Cat. “I came back in 2013, and I’ve been cutting quite a bit since then. I’ve done well,” said Schultz, who has an Equi-Stat record of more than $200,000. “I have nice horses and good help, and [the horses] are trained well.” Trainer Morgan Cromer found Schultz the 2013 mare (WR This Cats Smart x Classy Remedy x Tangys Classy Peppy). Schultz and TF Cats Remedy, nicknamed “Reba,” immediately paired up for the 2016 El Rancho Futurity Non-Pro and Unlimited Amateur championships. Even though a number of riders had lost

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After rededicating himself to cutting after showing sparingly during a 15-year break, Ken Schultz is more successful than ever. His latest win was with TF Cats Remedy in the Derby Unlimited Amateur in Las Vegas.

cows throughout the day of the PCCHA Derby Unlimited Amateur, Schultz said he wasn’t nervous as he walked in as the second draw in the class. “I pretty well knew what cows I was going to cut, and I knew the herd. I have the best help the industry offers,” he said. “That’s where my support and my confidence really comes – behind those folks that help me pick the cows.” Overall, Schultz is excited to be back in the cutting pen. He trains with Cromer in California. “Horses and Western events are something that I took a break from, and it was a necessary break, but it’s something that you just don’t ever pull away from,” he said. “I figured I wasn’t done, and I was getting up there in age, so I figured if I’m going to do this, I better get after it.”

In addition, Schultz was excited for the opportunity to compete for a lucrative purse available for amateurs at the PCCHA Futurity show. He and his talented mare earned $6,500 for winning the Unlimited Amateur and another $1,764 paycheck for winning the Derby Senior Unlimited Amateur class, boosting her lifetime earnings to $56,513. She’s one of two moneyearners out of her dam, with the mare’s leading earner being TF Classy Remedy’s full brother, cow horse money-earner TF The Gus Man ($83,749). “They’ve added more money to it, and it’s great,” Schultz said of the class. “And, for me, I’m over 60 – 62 – and it gives me something to go in where I don’t have to compete with all the non-pros – even though I do and I’m not afraid of them – but it’s a nice class for me to go in.”

Modine Smith was remembered by her friends in the cutting industry as an irrepressible, fun-loving woman who cared deeply about people, horses and the sport she cherished – cutting. Billed as a celebration of life, the remembrance ceremony held Oct. 13 during the PCCHA Futurity for Smith, who died July 22 at age 94, ranged from anecdotes that had the audience laughing to those that had family and friends drying their eyes. Smith’s well-known appreciation for a glass of merlot came up more than once, as did her penchant for adventures with friends. Fondly, they recalled her frequently used expressions – “honey” and “dear” – as well as her ability to fire a swift kick to the shins under the table to those who needed it. Trainer Lindy Burch, who admitted to being on the receiving end of those kicks many times since meeting Smith in 1972, marveled how the PCCHA’s late matriarch’s support and passion for cutting burned long after she no longer owned or showed cutters. “This woman’s passion and interest in our sport and the people that are involved in our sport, I’d never seen anything like it,” Burch said. “I’ve never seen anybody that can come close to matching that.” Smith, of Grass Valley, California, was a fixture in the PCCHA for nearly a half-century, serving many years as secretary and, later, as a member of the association’s executive committee and board of directors. She was credited with pushing the association

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Saying Goodbye to a California Legend

Lee Brooks (second from right) received the first-ever Ed & Modine Smith Memorial Award on Oct. 13 from PCCHA Executive Director Phil Benedum. Previously known as the Ed Smith Memorial Award, the honor was rebranded this year after Modine’s passing at age 94.

forward and promoting many innovations within the PCCHA – including the adjusted monitor system for judges, presettling cattle and the gelding incentive program – which were eventually adopted by the National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA). Several other people were recognized during the event at the South Point. Morgan Cromer, who won the Futurity Open, was named the recipient of the Tim Smith Showmanship Award, an honor given annually to the rider who earns the most money at the PCCHA Futurity. Four people – Bob Kennedy, Tim Stewart, David Costello and Marilee Smith – were inducted into the PCCHA Hall of Fame. The Clark Miller Sportsmanship Award, which honors current

youth members who have made significant contributions to the association, went to Kylie Kaufmann, and Jenny Jacobs was inducted into the PCCHA Youth Hall of Fame. The award that closed the night was one given out in Smith’s honor. The first-ever Ed & Modine Smith Memorial Award – previously known as the Ed Smith Memorial Award in honor of Smith’s late husband, Ed – went to Lee Brooks. Considered one of the PCCHA’s highest accolades, the award recognizes someone who gave freely to promote sportsmanship and cutting. Brooks, who had already shared a number of adventures he, Smith and their mutual friends experienced, said he was stunned and honored to receive the award. A current member of the PCCHA Board of Directors and a former member of the NCHA Board of Directors, Brooks estimated he and Smith attended something in the neighborhood of 14 NCHA conventions. “I was very fortunate to be so close to her,” said Brooks, whose wife, Miriam, was also friends with Smith. “I know God put us together when I needed some advice and [then] I took care of her [while] going to all those conventions and horse shows.” Despite all of Smith’s accomplishments and the impact she had on cutting, Brooks said the thing he’ll remember most was how much she loved people. “She smiled and she loved life and she loved all of us,” he told the audience at the South Point. “She was a legend. She was the best.”

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Results PCCHA FUTURITY

Las Vegas, NV â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct. 5-14, 2017 404 Entries - $326,476 Added - $818,041.05 Total Purse Horse / Rider / Owner / Score / Finals $$ / Total $$

FUTURITY OPEN - 69 E. - $80,000 Add. - $153,853.27 TP

FUTURITY INTERMEDIATE OPEN DUAL SMART BLISS & DAVID COSTELLO

1) MOON CAT CD (14M) / Morgan Cromer / Robert B Corlett, 219, $21,000 (Cats Full Moon x Chic CD Lights x CD Olena); 2) METALLICISH (14G) / Philip L Hanson / Jerry B & Melinda Black, 218, $18,853.27 (Metallic Cat x Stylin Jewel x Docs Stylish Oak); 3) RN STARLIGHTS CAT / Russ Westfall / Jerry J & Suzanne Rava, 215, $16,000; 4) CATCHYA SUEN / Clint Allen / Miranda Westfall, 214.5, $14,000; 5) METALLIFIED / Christopher A Bates / Gch Land & Cattle Company, 214, $12,000; 6) SMOOTHTALKNSONOVAGUN / Michael Cooper / Rose Valley Ranch, 213.5, $11,000; 7) GOOD LOOKIN METALLIC / Grant Setnicka / Robert Thigpen Jr, 212, $10,000; 8) ONE LITTLE OAK / Lloyd Dennis Cox / Mark Ruff, 211, $9,000; 9) METELESNESS / Monty Buntin / Steven & Stacy Morgan, 210, $8,000; 10) MYREYORTHEHIGHREY / Morgan Cromer / Debbie Brehmer Hall, 209, $7,000; 11) GETTIN DARK / Jesse Lennox / Rocking P Ranch LLC, 208, $6,000; 12) DUAL SMART BLISS / David B Costello / Same, 207, $5,000; 13) DMAC GEISHA GIRL / Clint Allen / David & Stacie McDavid, 196, $4,000; 14) SWEET SISTER CAT / Lloyd Dennis Cox / Ty Moore, 196, $4,000; 15) DAZZZLE / Morgan Cromer / Tracey L & Dona Woodward, 195, $4,000; 16) KIT CAT CORN / Jesse Lennox / Rocking P Ranch LLC, 193, $4,000;

FUTURITY INTERMEDIATE OPEN - 37 E. - $10,000 Add. - $31,756 TP

DERBY INTERMEDIATE OPEN SANTALLICO CAT & KODY PORTERFIELD

1) DUAL SMART BLISS (14G) / David B Costello / Same, 222, $6,000 (Dual Smart Rey x Blissful x Smart Lil Ricochet); 2) EARLY CHRISTMAS CAT (14S) / Shad Platt / Peter A Spadoni, 219, $5,000 (High Brow Cat x Abigail Fletch x Jae Bar Fletch); 3) BOONS LITTLE ANGEL / Jose (Cookie) Banuelos / Kate Gaughan Banuelos, 216, $4,000; 4) METALIC ALICE / Kody Porterfield / Robert C Turner, 214, $3,000; 5) BLAZIN A WHITTLE / Jose (Cookie) Banuelos / Paula Gaughan, 213.5, $2,500; 6) REYS BRAVEHEART / Shad Platt / Lucille Penning, 212, $2,250; 7) SMOOTH DUAL KICK / Christopher A Bates / Gch Land & Cattle Company, 203, $2,006; 8) VANDALIZER / Eric Wisehart / Jacqueline Dallaire, 189, $1,750; 9) MAMAS IN HYDRIVE / Tosten Peterson / Janna & Daniel Henrichs, 182, $1,750; 10) METALLIFIED / Christopher A Bates / Gch Land & Cattle Company, 180, $1,750; 11) XREYVISION / Eric Wisehart / Clarke Butte Ranch, 0, $1,750;

FUTURITY GELDING OPEN - 31 E. - $12,152 TP

DERBY AMATEUR JULIE SANDFORD & METALLICEXPECTATIONS

1) METALLICISH (14G) / Philip L Hanson / Jerry B & Melinda Black, 218, $2,700.44 (Metallic Cat x Stylin Jewel x Docs Stylish Oak); 2) METALLIFIED (14G) / Christopher A Bates / Gch Land & Cattle Company, 214, $2,362.89 (Metallic Cat x Classified Dualin x Dualin Jewels); 3) SMOOTHTALKNSONOVAGUN / Michael Emmett Cooper / Rose Valley Ranch, 213.5, $2,025.33; 4) GOOD LOOKIN METALLIC / Grant Setnicka / Robert Thigpen Jr, 212, $1,687.78; 5) MYREYORTHEHIGHREY / Morgan Cromer / Debbie Brehmer Hall, 209, $1,350.22; 6) DUAL SMART BLISS / David B Costello / Same, 217, $1,012.67; 7) KIT CAT CORN / Jesse Lennox / Rocking P Ranch LLC, 193, $675.11; 8) METALLIC REDNECK / Beau Galyean / Thomas L Guinn, 0, $337.56;

FUTURITY NON-PRO - 18 E. - $17,500 Add. - $32,345.91 TP

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1) SWEET SISTER CAT (14M) / Ty Moore / Same, 218.5, $8,500 (Metallic Cat x Heavens Little Angel x Smart Little Lena); 2) KEEFER (14G) / Michelle Havens Barnes / Barry & Michelle Barnes, 217, $7,345.91 (Cats Merada x Keechi Pep x Playgun); 3) LIGHT EM UPP / Lauren Middleton / Robert & Debbie Middleton, 214, $5,250; 3) MYREYORTHEHIGHREY / Debbie Brehmer Hall / Same, 214, $5,250; 5) ALL TATTED UP / Tracy Taylor / Same, 213.5, $3,000; 6) MOMSUEN / Stephanie F Haymes / Reata Cutting Horses LLC, 213, $3,000;

The show results published in Quarter Horse News are provided by the show management and are tentative at the time of publication.

FUTURITY LIMITED NON-PRO - 5 E. - $1,000 Add. $2,960 TP 1) MYREYORTHEHIGHREY (14G) / Debbie Brehmer Hall / Same, 214, $1,973.33 (Reys Dual Badger x Smooth Autumn Mate x Smooth As A Cat); 2) CATCHYA SUEN (14M) / Miranda Westfall / Same, 208, $986.67 (Boon Too Suen x Alexas Cat x High Brow Cat);

FUTURITY GELDING NON-PRO - 9 E. - $3,528 TP 1) KEEFER (14G) / Michelle Havens Barnes / Barry & Michelle Barnes, 217, $1,764 (Cats Merada x Keechi Pep x Playgun); 2) LIGHT EM UPP (14G) / Lauren Middleton / Robert & Debbie Middleton, 214, $882 (Light N Lena x Widows Tears x Widows Freckles); 2) MYREYORTHEHIGHREY (14G) / Debbie Brehmer Hall / Same, 214, $882 (Reys Dual Badger x Smooth Autumn Mate x Smooth As A Cat);

FUTURITY SENIOR NON-PRO - 4 E. - $1,568 TP 1) MYREYORTHEHIGHREY (14G) / Debbie Brehmer Hall / Same, 214, $1,045.33 (Reys Dual Badger x Smooth Autumn Mate x Smooth As A Cat); 2) ALL TATTED UP (14G) / Tracy Taylor / Same, 213.5, $522.67 (Cats Full Moon x Br Stylish Finale x Playin Stylish);

FUTURITY UNLIMITED AMATEUR - 15 E. - $10,000 Add. - $18,631.56 TP 1) BET SHESA MERADA 014 (14M) / Thomas Deregt / Carmel Cutting Horses Inc, 215, $6,000 (Bet Hesa Cat x Merada Mirage x Smart Little Lena); 2) FULL FRECKLED MOON (14G) / Katrina Hansen-Lane / Same, 214, $4,190.78 (Cats Full Moon x Senoritas Bunny x Senoritas Playboy); 2) HESA MESA (14G) / Thomas Deregt / Carmel Cutting Horses Inc, 214, $4,190.78 (Bet Hesa Cat x Mesoke x Smart Little Lena); 4) DAZZZLE / Tracey L Woodward / Marvin & Paulette Teixeira, 212, $2,500; 5) HEATT / Melvin Reynolds / Melvin & Allison Reynolds, 210, $1,750;

FUTURITY GELDING UNLIMITED AMATEUR - 7 E. $2,744 TP 1) FULL FRECKLED MOON (14G) / Katrina Hansen-Lane / Same, 214, $1,372 (Cats Full Moon x Senoritas Bunny x Senoritas Playboy); 1) HESA MESA (14G) / Thomas Deregt / Carmel Cutting Horses Inc, 214, $1,372 (Bet Hesa Cat x Mesoke x Smart Little Lena);

FUTURITY SENIOR UNLIMITED AMATEUR - 6 E. $2,352 TP 1) BET SHESA MERADA 014 (14M) / Thomas Deregt / Carmel Cutting Horses Inc, 215, $1,568 (Bet Hesa Cat x Merada Mirage x Smart Little Lena); 2) HESA MESA (14G) / Thomas Deregt / Carmel Cutting Horses Inc, 214, $784 (Bet Hesa Cat x Mesoke x Smart Little Lena)

FUTURITY AMATEUR - 8 E. - $1,000 Add. - $4,136 TP 1) FULL FRECKLED MOON (14G) / Katrina Hansen-Lane / Same, 214, $2,068 (Cats Full Moon x Senoritas Bunny x Senoritas Playboy); 2) HEATT (14S) / Melvin Reynolds / Melvin & Allison Reynolds, 210, $1,378.67 (Hottish x Ricochets Jewel x Smart Lil Ricochet); 3) MOONSHINE WILD CAT / Elizabeth J Para / Same, 203, $689.33;

STAKES OPEN - 49 E. - $24,138.37 Add. - $48,148.37 TP 1) METALLIC SMART CAT (13G) / Matt R Miller / Cynthia M Villa, 223, $8,500 (Metallic Cat x Smart Jerri Lee x Smart Little Jerry); 2) SWEAT SON (13S) / Lloyd Dennis Cox / N W (Nick) Vandesteeg, 220.5, $7,250 (Metallic Cat x Travalin Miss Mosa x Travalena); 3) BET YER METALLIC / Beau Galyean / Jeffrey David Neidhart, 217.5, $6,000; 4) BETCHALOU / Morgan Cromer / Clarke Butte Ranch, 216.5, $5,250; 5) REYSIN KITTENS / Jaime G Snider / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 215, $4,500; 6) CINCA IM HOT / Jesse Lennox / Rocking P Ranch LLC, 213, $4,000; 7) HOTSWANNA / Bruce L Morine / Lachlan & Jan Perks, 212, $3,500; 8) SVR CAUGHT YA LOOKIN / Grant Setnicka / Carmel

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Results Cutting Horses Inc, 211, $3,000; 9) CATS LIKE US / Monty Buntin / Jim Nichols, 193, $2,148.37; 10) GINGERBRED CAT / Bruce L Morine / Lachlan & Jan Perks, 190, $2,000; 11) COPPERISH / Lloyd Dennis Cox / Jimmie Miller Smith, 0, $2,000;

STAKES NON-PRO - 22 E. - $10,837.63 Add. $21,617.63 TP

CLASSIC INTERMEDIATE OPEN SMOOTH CLASSICAL & ASHLEY BOSACK

1) SANTALLICO CAT (13M) / Greg T Coalson / Same, 220, $5,800 (Metallic Cat x Sids Sanolena x San Tule Freckles); 2) OLIVE MARTINI (13M) / Megan G Merrill Miller / Matt R & Megan G Miller, 215, $4,500 (Metallic Cat x Martinis Miss Peppy x Peppy San Badger); 3) HOTSWANNA / Lachlan Perks / Lachlan & Jan Perks, 214.5, $3,250; 4) STUFFIN MY POCKETS / Austin Blake / Same, 213, $2,500; 5) BET SHES A SMOOTHIE / Stephanie F Haymes Roven / Reata Cutting Horses LLC, 212.5, $2,000; 6) METALLIC QUESO / Kate Gaughan Banuelos / Same, 208, $1,500; 7) SVR CAUGHT YA LOOKIN / Thomas Deregt / Carmel Cutting Horses Inc, 202, $1,067.63; 8) REYSIN KITTENS / Bonnie Martin / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 195, $1,000;

DERBY OPEN - 67 E. - $50,000 Add. - $106,610.79 TP

CLASSIC NON-PRO JOHN KRATZER & SMOOTH PLAY KIT

1) SWEAT SON (13S) / Lloyd Dennis Cox / N W (Nick) Vandesteeg, 221.5, $16,000 (Metallic Cat x Travalin Miss Mosa x Travalena); 2) BETCHALOU (13G) / Morgan Cromer / Clarke Butte Ranch, 219, $12,500 (Bet Hesa Cat x Louella Again x Dual Pep); 2) SVR CAUGHT YA LOOKIN (13G) / Grant Setnicka / Carmel Cutting Horses Inc, 219, $12,500 (Dual Rey x Smart Look N Pepto x Peptoboonsmal); 4) COPPERISH / Lloyd Dennis Cox / Jimmie Miller Smith, 218.5, $10,000; 5) BET YER METALLIC / Beau Galyean / Jeffrey David Neidhart, 217, $8,000; 5) MEDAL FOR HONOR / Russ Westfall / John Rockey, 218, $9,000; 7) CATS LIKE US / Monty Buntin / Jim Nichols, 216.5, $7,000; 8) METALLIC SMART CAT / Matt R Miller / Cynthia M Villa, 215, $6,000; 9) CINCA IM HOT / Jesse Lennox / Rocking P Ranch LLC, 214, $5,110.79; 10) HOTSWANNA / Bruce L Morine / Lachlan & Jan Perks, 212, $4,500; 11) GINGERBRED CAT / Bruce L Morine / Lachlan & Jan Perks, 211, $4,000; 12) REYSIN KITTENS / Jaime G Snider / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 210, $4,000; 13) DMAC PICCOLO PETE / Clint Allen / David & Stacie McDavid, 0, $4,000; 14) MISTRESSSIS / Matt R Miller / Holy Cow Perf Horses LLC, 0, $4,000;

DERBY LIMITED OPEN - 29 E. - $10,000 Add. - $ 27,052 TP

CLASSIC UNLIMITED AMATEUR MICHELLE BARNES & LOOK WHOS SMOOTH

1) SANTALLICO CAT (13M) / Kody Porterfield / Greg T Coalson, 223, $6,302 (Metallic Cat x Sids Sanolena x San Tule Freckles); 2) HALIVOUS (13M) / Salvador Cabral / Verlie Doing, 219, $4,500 (Halreycious x Rubyvous x Smart Little Rondee); 3) SEE SPOT KISS KITTY / Jose (Cookie) Banuelos / Paula Gaughan, 217, $3,500; 4) BOBS SMART REY / Cass Tatum / Chelsea Wilson Tatum, 215, $3,000; 5) METALLIC TAX / Ashley Nicole Bosack / Cable Creek Ranch LLC, 212, $2,500; 6) CATS MADEMOISELLE / Tosten Peterson / Jean Paul De Moissac, 210, $2,000; 7) MERADAS LIL SUNSHINE / Eric Wisehart / Doris E (Dee) Elkins, 203, $1,750; 8) PAINT ME A REY / Tom Shelly / Ellen Levine, 0, $1,750; 9) TF CATS REMEDY / Ashley Nicole Bosack / Ken Schultz, 0, $1,750;

DERBY GELDING OPEN - 27 E. - $10,584 TP 1) BETCHALOU (13G) / Morgan Cromer / Clarke Butte Ranch, 219, $2,457 (Bet Hesa Cat x Louella Again x Dual Pep); 1) SVR CAUGHT YA LOOKIN (13G) / Grant Setnicka / Carmel Cutting Horses Inc, 219, $2,457 (Dual Rey x Smart Look N Pepto x Peptoboonsmal); 3) MEDAL FOR HONOR / Russ Westfall / John Rockey, 218, $1,890; 4) CATS LIKE US / Monty Buntin / Jim Nichols, 216.5, $1,512; 5) METALLIC SMART CAT / Matt R Miller / Cynthia M Villa, 215, $1,134; 6) HOTSWANNA / Bruce L Morine / Lachlan & Jan Perks, 212, $756; 7) REYSIN KITTENS / Jaime G Snider / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 210, $378;

DERBY NOVICE OPEN - 16 E. - $5,096 TP

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1) CATS LIKE US (13G) / Monty Buntin / Jim Nichols, 216.5, $2,038.40 (Metallic Cat x Lacybobacy x Docâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hickory); 2) ICED TIME (13G) / Todd Bimat / Jerry & Kathy Erwin, 140, $1,528.80

The show results published in Quarter Horse News are provided by the show management and are tentative at the time of publication.

(One Time Pepto x Iced Out x Smooth As A Cat); 3) SEE SPOT KISS KITTY / Jose (Cookie) Banuelos / Paula Gaughan, 138, $509.60; 3) STREY CAT / Gary Gonsalves / Iron Rose Ranch LLC, 138, $509.60; 5) THE SCREAMIN PEACH / Mike H Wood / Jacque C Accomazzo, 138, $509.60;

DERBY NON-PRO - 33 E. - $20,000 Add. $38,989.43 TP 1) BOBS SMART REY (13M) / Chelsea Wilson Tatum / Same, 218, $9,000 (Dual Rey x Bobs Smart Chance x Bob Acre Doc); 2) BET SHES A SMOOTHIE (13M) / Stephanie F Haymes Roven / Reata Cutting Horses LLC, 217, $7,500 (Smooth As A Cat x Play A Bet x Bet On Me 498); 3) OLIVE MARTINI / Megan G Merrill Miller / Matt R & Megan G Miller, 216.5, $6,000; 4) WATCH ME NAE NAE / Armando Neto Costa / Fazenda Barrinha Corp, 215, $5,000; 5) HOTSWANNA / Lachlan Perks / Lachlan & Jan Perks, 214, $4,000; 6) SANTALLICO CAT / Greg T Coalson / Same, 213, $3,000; 7) REYSIN KITTENS / Bonnie Martin / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 200, $2,489.43; 8) STUFFIN MY POCKETS / Austin Blake / Same, 194, $2,000;

DERBY LIMITED NON-PRO - 6 E. - $1,000 Add. $3,352 TP 1) BOBS SMART REY (13M) / Chelsea Wilson Tatum / Same, 218, $2,234.67 (Dual Rey x Bobs Smart Chance x Bob Acre Doc); 2) HESA RIVIERA CAT (13G) / Margot Hazell / Margot Hazell Inc, 0, $1,117.33 (Bet Hesa Cat x Ar Riviera Sunset x Ill Be Smart);

DERBY GELDING NON-PRO - 10 E. - $3,920 TP 1) HOTSWANNA (13G) / Lachlan Perks / Lachlan & Jan Perks, 214, $1,960 (Spots Hot x Catswanna x High Brow Cat); 2) REYSIN KITTENS (13G) / Bonnie Martin / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 200, $1,306.67 (Dual Rey x Kittens x High Brow Cat); 3) METALLIC QUESO / Kate Gaughan Banuelos / Same, 0, $653.33;

DERBY SENIOR NON-PRO - 8 E. - $3,136 TP 1) HOTSWANNA (13G) / Lachlan Perks / Lachlan & Jan Perks, 214, $1,568 (Spots Hot x Catswanna x High Brow Cat); 2) REYSIN KITTENS (13G) / Bonnie Martin / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 200, $1,045.33 (Dual Rey x Kittens x High Brow Cat); 3) THIS BLONDS NOT EASY / Bill J (Wm) Lacy Jr / Same, 0, $522.67;

DERBY UNLIMITED AMATEUR - 22 E. - $10,000 Add. $22,621.93 TP 1) TF CATS REMEDY (13M) / Ken Schultz / Same, 215, $6,500 (WR This Cats Smart x Classy Remedy x Tangys Classy Peppy); 2) HESA RIVIERA CAT (13G) / Margot Hazell / Margot Hazell Inc, 214, $5,371.93 (Bet Hesa Cat x Ar Riviera Sunset x Ill Be Smart); 3) BET SHESA DIVA / Michelle Havens Barnes / Michelle & Barry Barnes, 213, $4,000; 4) SUPERMETALLICMAN / Roger D Booth / Same, 212.5, $3,000; 5) REYSIN KITTENS / Bonnie Martin / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 198, $2,000; 6) MEDAL FOR HONOR / John Rockey / Same, 0, $1,750;

DERBY GELDING UNLIMITED AMATEUR - 12 E. $4,704 TP 1) HESA RIVIERA CAT (13G) / Margot Hazell / Margot Hazell Inc, 214, $1,881.60 (Bet Hesa Cat x Ar Riviera Sunset x Ill Be Smart); 2) SUPERMETALLICMAN (13G) / Roger D Booth / Same, 212.5, $1,411.20 (Metallic Cat x Sweet Shorty Lena x Shorty Lena); 3) FANTASTIC ONE / John Kaden Rutherford / Same, 140, $940.80; 4) REYLANTLESS / Catherine Lamb / Monte & Catherine Lamb, 138, $235.20; 4) TRICKED YA / Frank E Martin / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 138, $235.20;

DERBY SENIOR UNLIMITED AMATEUR - 9 E. - $3,528 TP 1) TF CATS REMEDY (13M) / Ken Schultz / Same, 215, $1,764 (WR This Cats Smart x Classy Remedy x Tangys Classy Peppy); 2) SUPERMETALLICMAN (13G) / Roger D Booth / Same, 212.5, $1,176 (Metallic Cat x Sweet Shorty Lena x Shorty Lena); 3) REYSIN KITTENS / Bonnie Martin / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 198, $588;

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PCCHA Holy Cow Performance Horses Futurity DERBY AMATEUR - 15 E. - $5,000 Add. - $10,679 TP 1) METALLICEXPECTATIONS (13G) / Julie Sandford / Same, 216, $3,000 (Metallic Cat x Starlights CD x Grays Starlight); 2) FANTASTIC ONE (13G) / John Kaden Rutherford / Same, 214, $2,429 (Fantastic Cat x Star G Peptonita x Peptotime); 3) CHICKMAGNET / Robert L (Bob) Luty / Same, 213.5, $2,000; 4) ROYALLY GUNSMOKIN / Tiffany Casteneda / Same, 213, $1,750; 5) THIS CATS MY DARLIN / Troy Boutonnet / Troy & Susan Boutonnet, 211.5, $1,500;

DERBY GELDING AMATEUR - 5 E. - $1,960 TP 1) METALLICEXPECTATIONS (13G) / Julie Sandford / Same, 216, $1,306.67 (Metallic Cat x Starlights CD x Grays Starlight); 2) FANTASTIC ONE (13G) / John Kaden Rutherford / Same, 214, $653.33 (Fantastic Cat x Star G Peptonita x Peptotime);

DERBY SENIOR AMATEUR - 5 E. - $1,960 TP 1) METALLICEXPECTATIONS (13G) / Julie Sandford / Same, 216, $1,306.67 (Metallic Cat x Starlights CD x Grays Starlight); 2) ALJERITA SMOOTHIE (13G) / Christine King / Same, 209, $653.33 (Smooth As A Cat x Aljerita Annie x Smart Little Jerry);

CLASSIC OPEN - 45 E. - $35,000 Add. - $73,022.18 TP 1) METALLIC REBEL (12S) / Beau Galyean / Thomas L Guinn, 225, $16,000 (Metallic Cat x Sweet Abra x Abrakadabracre); 2) CROMED OUT CAT (12M) / Geoffrey Sheehan / Beechfork Ranch, 223.5, $13,000 (High Brow Cat x Peptos Fancy Jewel x Peptoboonsmal); 3) STYLISH LOOK BELLA / Morgan Cromer / Marvin & Paulette Teixeira, 222, $11,000; 4) RIPPING ICHI / Michael Emmett Cooper / Reata Cutting Horses LLC, 219.5, $9,000; 5) MAGIC METALMAN / Clint Allen / Mandy R Chisum, 216, $6,011.09; 5) WHAT DADDY DON KNOW / Morgan Cromer / Monte & Catherine Lamb, 216, $6,011.09; 7) MAGISTIC MOON / Beau Galyean / Jimmie Miller Smith, 212, $4,000; 8) REY-

Results

The show results published in Quarter Horse News are provided by the show management and are tentative at the time of publication.

MANISCENT / T J Good / Laura Lynn Fenimore, 210, $4,000; 9) AMERICAN SNYPER / Michael Emmett Cooper / Rose Valley Ranch, 0, $4,000;

CLASSIC LIMITED OPEN - 24 E. - $10,000 Add. $24,112 TP 1) SMOOTH CLASSICAL (11G) / Ashley Nicole Bosack / Karen S Brody, 223, $6,112 (Smooth As A Cat x Classical CD x CD Olena); 2) A DUAL NAMED SUE (11M) / Jose (Cookie) Banuelos / Gerald I & Theresa Gillock, 218, $4,500 (Quite A Boon x Attract A Dual x Dual Play Lena); 2) MORIA METALLICA (11M) / Tom Shelly / Roger D & Elizabeth Booth, 218, $4,500 (Metallic Cat x Little Moria Lena x Smart Little Lena); 4) SOPHISTICATED REY / Tosten Peterson / Equistar Enterprises LTD, 216, $3,000; 5) DIS CATS DYNAMITE / Eric Wisehart / Brenda Higbee, 213, $2,500; 6) CD STYLIN SUE (PT) / Tosten Peterson / Kathryn Russell Terrell, 212, $1,750; 7) SOME SMOOTH CAT / Jose (Cookie) Banuelos / Kate Gaughan Banuelos, 193, $1,750;

CLASSIC GELDING OPEN - 14 E. - $5,488 TP 1) RIPPING ICHI (12G) / Michael Emmett Cooper / Reata Cutting Horses LLC, 219.5, $2,195.20 (Cat Ichi x Kodoboomba x Kodo); 2) MAGIC METALMAN (12G) / Clint Allen / Mandy R Chisum, 216, $1,372 (Metallic Cat x Sweet Abra x Abrakadabracre); 2) WHAT DADDY DON KNOW (12G) / Morgan Cromer / Monte & Catherine Lamb, 216, $1,372 (WR This Cats Smart x Rockapep x Peptoboonsmal); 4) AMERICAN SNYPER / Michael Emmett Cooper / Rose Valley Ranch, 0, $548.80;

CLASSIC NOVICE OPEN - 3 E. - $1,176 TP 1) MORIA METALLICA (11M) / Tom Shelly / Roger D & Elizabeth Booth, 217, $1,176 (Metallic Cat x Little Moria Lena x Smart Little Lena);

CLASSIC NON-PRO - 30 E. - $15,000 Add. $32,275.68 TP 1) SMOOTH PLAY KIT (12M) / John C Kratzer / Cows & Horses Etc, 222, $7,500 (Smooth As A Cat x Duals Play Kit x Kit Dual); 2) MAGIC METALMAN (12G) / Mandy R Chisum / Same, 218.5, $6,275.68 (Metallic Cat x Sweet Abra x Abrakadabracre); 3) RIPPING ICHI / Stephanie Lynn Haynes / Reata Cutting Horses LLC, 215, $5,000; 4) SPOOKYS CATCHIN REYS / Jeff Barnes / Same, 213.5, $4,000; 5) SMOOTH NU CAT / Gary A Barker / Gary A & Shannon G Barker, 212, $3,000; 6) SHEZ LIKE TEXAS / Cody Hedlund / Same, 211, $2,500; 7) AUTUMN REY / Bonnie Martin / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 0, $2,000; 8) TRICKS ON YOU / Bonnie Martin / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 0, $2,000;

CLASSIC LIMITED NON-PRO - 7 E. - $1,000 Add. $3,744 TP 1) SMOOTH PLAY KIT (12M) / John C Kratzer / Cows & Horses Etc, 222, $2,496 (Smooth As A Cat x Duals Play Kit x Kit Dual); 2) SHESA SHOW STOPPER (11M) / Tracey L Woodward / Marvin & Paulette Teixeira, 0, $1,248 (Peptoboonsmal x Absolutely Stunning x Smart Little Lena);

CLASSIC GELDING NON-PRO - 11 E. - $4,312 TP 1) RIPPING ICHI (12G) / Stephanie Lynn Haynes / Reata Cutting Horses LLC, 215, $2,156 (Cat Ichi x Kodoboomba x Kodo); 2) SMOOTH NU CAT (12G) / Gary A Barker / Gary A & Shannon G Barker, 212, $1,437.33 (Smooth As A Cat x Special Nu Baby x Dual Rey); 3) TRICKS ON YOU / Bonnie Martin / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 0, $718.67;

CLASSIC SENIOR NON-PRO - 5 E. - $1,960.01 TP 1) SMOOTH NU CAT (12G) / Gary A Barker / Gary A & Shannon G Barker, 212, $1,306.67 (Smooth As A Cat x Special Nu Baby x Dual

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PCCHA Holy Cow Performance Horses Futurity Rey); 2) AUTUMN REY (12M) / Bonnie Martin / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 0, $326.67 (Dual Rey x Autumn White x Smart Little Lena); 3) TRICKS ON YOU / Bonnie Martin / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 0, $326.67;

CLASSIC UNLIMITED AMATEUR - 48 E. - $10,000 Add. $37,658.67 TP 1) LOOK WHOS SMOOTH (12G) / Michelle Havens Barnes / Barry & Michelle Barnes, 219, $6,158.67 (Smooth As A Cat x Desires Rey x Dual Rey); 2) STYLISH LOOK BELLA (12M) / Tracey L Woodward / Marvin & Paulette Teixeira, 216, $5,000 (Dual Smart Rey x Stylishious x Docs Stylish Oak); 3) SHESA SHOW STOPPER / Tracey L Woodward / Marvin & Paulette Teixeira, 214, $4,000; 4) SMOOTH CLASSICAL / Karen S Brody / Same, 211, $3,500; 5) SWEET N STARLIGHT / Lachlan Perks / Lachlan & Jan Perks, 209, $3,250; 6) WHAT DADDY DON KNOW / Monte Lamb / Monte & Catherine Lamb, 207, $3,000; 7) SMOOTH NU CAT / Gary A Barker / Gary A & Shannon G Barker, 206, $2,750; 8) CLASSY LITTLE KITTY / Roger D Booth / Roger D & Elizabeth Booth, 205, $2,500; 9) MORIA METALLICA / Roger D Booth / Roger D & Elizabeth Booth, 193, $2,000; 9) SPICY REYFLECTION / Bonnie Martin / Frank E & Bonnie Martin, 193, $2,000; 11) AUTUMN REY / Bonnie Martin / Bitterroot Ranch LLC, 184, $1,750; 12) MOOTALIC CAT / Michelle Lemaster / Same, 0, $1,750;

CLASSIC GELDING UNLIMITED AMATEUR - 17 E. $6,664 TP 1) LOOK WHOS SMOOTH (12G) / Michelle Havens Barnes / Barry & Michelle Barnes, 219, $2,221.33 (Smooth As A Cat x Desires Rey x Dual Rey); 2) SMOOTH CLASSICAL (11G) / Karen S Brody / Same, 211, $1,777.07 (Smooth As A Cat x Classical CD x CD Olena); 3) WHAT DADDY DON KNOW / Monte Lamb / Monte & Catherine Lamb, 207, $1,332.80; 4) SMOOTH NU CAT / Gary A

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Results Barker / Gary A & Shannon G Barker, 206, $888.53; 5) HES USER FRIENDLY / Carol Anderson Ward / Same, 0, $444.27;

CLASSIC NOVICE UNLIMITED AMATEUR - 3 E. $1,176 TP 1) MORIA METALLICA (11M) / Roger D Booth / Roger D & Elizabeth Booth, 210, $1,176 (Metallic Cat x Little Moria Lena x Smart Little Lena);

CLASSIC SENIOR UNLIMITED AMATEUR - 22 E. $8,624 TP 1) SWEET N STARLIGHT (12M) / Lachlan Perks / Lachlan & Jan Perks, 209, $2,464 (Smooth As A Cat x Stella Starlight x Grays Starlight); 2) WHAT DADDY DON KNOW (12G) / Monte Lamb / Monte & Catherine Lamb, 207, $2,053.33 (WR This Cats Smart x Rockapep x Peptoboonsmal); 3) SMOOTH NU CAT / Gary A Barker / Gary A & Shannon G Barker, 206, $1,642.67; 4) CLASSY LITTLE KITTY / Roger D Booth / Roger D & Elizabeth Booth, 205, $1,232; 5) MORIA METALLICA / Roger D Booth / Roger D & Elizabeth Booth, 193, $616; 5) SPICY REYFLECTION / Bonnie Martin / Frank E & Bonnie Martin, 193, $616;

CLASSIC AMATEUR - 42 E. - $5,000 Add. $20,986.62 TP 1) DIS CATS DYNAMITE (12M) / Brenda Higbee / Same, 220.5, $2,500 (WR This Cats Smart x Lil Smokin Dynamite x Dynamite Badger); 2) TWO TIME DUAL (12G) / Jimmy Baros / Same, 220, $2,250 (Dual Rey x Lil Lena Long Legs x Smart Little Lena); 3) LITTLE SWISS DESIRE / Laura Jane Wilson / Same, 219, $1,950; 3) WOOD U N ME BABY / Bobbie Kay Davis / Same, 219, $1,950; 5) METALLICSFIRSTCHOICE / Christine King / Same, 216, $1,736.62; 6) CAPN CALL / Tracey Rolofson / Same, 214.5, $1,600; 7) BOONS CREE T / Lisa Belluomini / Peter J Belluomini, 209, $1,450; 7) REYLISTIC / Jessie Garfinkel / Jim Garfinkel,

The show results published in Quarter Horse News are provided by the show management and are tentative at the time of publication.

209, $1,450; 9) DUAL N GRITTY / Kathy Bro / Kt Ranch LLC, 195, $1,300; 10) PEPPERMINTS PATTY / Hannah E Gamble / Same, 180, $1,200; 11) BIANCA STARLIGHT / Jerry Gregory / Gregory Ranches LLC, 0, $1,200; 12) CD STYLIN SUE (PT) / Kathryn Russell Terrell / Same, 0, $1,200; 13) MONEY MAKING ROSE / Lisa Bernhoft / Iron Rose Ranch LLC, 0, $1,200;

CLASSIC LIMITED AMATEUR - 13 E. - $5,096 TP 1) CAPN CALL (12G) / Tracey Rolofson / Same, 214.5, $2,038.40 (One Time Pepto x Hissy Cat x High Brow Cat); 2) WHATS IN THAT CAT (11G) / Lisa Bernhoft / Iron Rose Ranch LLC, 180, $1,528.80 (High Brow Cat x Justapepto x Peptoboonsmal); 3) LITTLE AUTUMN KITTY / Charlene F Paulo / Same, 140, $1,019.20; 4) JOHNNY ROYAL / Charlene K Lane / George M Lane, 138, $509.60;

CLASSIC GELDING AMATEUR - 12 E. - $4,704 TP 1) TWO TIME DUAL (12G) / Jimmy Baros / Same, 220, $1,881.60 (Dual Rey x Lil Lena Long Legs x Smart Little Lena); 2) METALLICSFIRSTCHOICE (11G) / Christine King / Same, 216, $1,411.20 (Metallic Cat x Lizs Lil Choice x Sr Instant Choice); 3) CAPN CALL / Tracey Rolofson / Same, 214.5, $940.80; 4) WHATS IN THAT CAT / Lisa Bernhoft / Iron Rose Ranch LLC, 0, $470.40;

CLASSIC SENIOR AMATEUR - 18 E. - $7,056 TP 1) DIS CATS DYNAMITE (12M) / Brenda Higbee / Same, 220.5, $2,352 (WR This Cats Smart x Lil Smokin Dynamite x Dynamite Badger); 2) TWO TIME DUAL (12G) / Jimmy Baros / Same, 220, $1,881.60 (Dual Rey x Lil Lena Long Legs x Smart Little Lena); 3) WOOD U N ME BABY / Bobbie Kay Davis / Same, 219, $1,411.20; 4) METALLICSFIRSTCHOICE / Christine King / Same, 216, $940.80; 5) DUAL N GRITTY / Kathy Bro / Kt Ranch LLC, 195, $470.40; â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

2018 AUGUSTA STALLION STAKES INCENTIVE

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2018 Augusta Futurity 4-year-old entries (Futurity Open, Futurity Non-Pro and 4-Year-Old Unlimited Amateur) sired by the following stallions are eligible for the incentive purse.

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2017 INCENTIVE WINNERS 1st Place 4-Year-Old Open: Reyzurbetsonthiscat, Craig Thompson, Bet Hesa Cat, $4,738.55 1st Place 4-Year-Old Non-Pro: Calico Spots, Jarrett Callahan, Bet Hesa Cat, $3,980.38 1st Place 4-Year-Old Unlimited Amateur: DMAC Hipster, Jason Britt, Hickorys Indian Pep, $3,159.04

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$206,000 TOTAL ADDED MONEY $106,000 ADDED TO SHOW MERCURIA WSC $50,000 ADDED $40,000 ADDED TO STALLION STAKES INCENTIVE*

& STALLION STAKES INCENTIVE AUCTION 4 AMATEUR/NON-PRO CLASSES

*Check augustafuturity.com for eligibility

w* 5/6-Year-Old Unlimited Amateur NCHA CUTTINGS $2,000 Added $10,000 UÊClass Within a Class ALL AMATEUR, FUTURITY, $50,000 Amateur 5/6 Year-Old Logo Usage Guidelines AND CLASSIC ENTRIES $1,000 Added DUE BY 5 P.M. EST ON The Augusta CVB requires all printed and digital projects, excluding CVB approved cooperative WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10TH, w* 4-Year-Oldprograms, UnlimitedtoAmateur utilize the Augusta Tourism logo and web address VisitAugusta.com. The Augusta CVB 2018 $2,000 will provide youAdded with a copy of the logo. UÊClass Within a Class $60,000 Added – a reciprocal link to VisitAugusta.com is required on the grantee’s website, to be located Futurity & Classic Open (Prorated) $50,000Additionally, Amateur 4 Year-Old preferably on the front or homepage. $36,000 Added – $1,000 Added

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Red Hott Cat has been red hot this futurity season with Travis Rempel, and the duo kept the momentum up at the Calgary Stampede to win the Futurity Open Championship.

Heating Up Red Hott Cat and Travis Rempel laid down sizzling runs in Calgary en route to the Futurity Open Championship. By Hannah Harrel • Photos by James Hudyma Photography

Red Hott Cat has been gaining

momentum throughout the season ever since his debut at the Idaho Cutting Horse Association (ICHA) Futurity, so when he and Travis Rempel arrived at the Calgary Stampede Futurity, presented by Wrangler, held Oct. 11-15 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the stallion was ready to showcase his talents once again. After marking a 216 in the first go-round

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of the Futurity Open, the duo topped the second go with a 219 and pocketed $2,347. They were not done yet, though, because they returned in the finals to lay down a 221 and claim the Championship. “In the go-rounds, he was real consistent and real easy to show,” Rempel said of Red Hott Cat. “He’s pretty efficient about how he works a cow. He doesn’t really scare cattle, so it’s pretty easy to get him shown and get him

advancing. He’s a nice horse.” Red Hott Cat previously made the finals at both the ICHA Futurity and the Black Elk Fall Classic. Thanks to the hefty $22,476 check he and Rempel picked up for the Futurity Open Championship in Calgary, Red Hott Cat now has a lifetime record of more than $30,000. Rempel said he has been thrilled with their performances together so far. “The first time I showed him was in

Calgary Stampede

Carl Gerwien and Hughes The Cat marked a 215 to clinch the Futurity Non-Pro Championship at the Calgary Stampede.

Idaho,” recalled Rempel, who has an EquiStat record of more than $350,000. “That was the first time I had ever been there, and we were fortunate enough to make the finals. I messed up a cut in the finals, so we didn’t get a whole lot done, but he made a little bit of money there. Then I showed him at Ponoka [in the Black Elk Fall Classic], which was good. We showed him at Red Deer at the Canadian Supreme, and he tied for fourth there. Then we brought him here to Calgary.” Red Hott Cat, bred by Tim and Pat Dewey, is by Equi-Stat Elite $16 Million Sire Metallic Cat. He is out of the great Dual Pep mare Little Baby Sister ($22,797), who has produced earners of more than $1.3 million. Her top performers include full brothers Sister CD ($852,612, by CD Olena) and Sisters My Brother ($111,023), along with Little Kitty Sista ($70,293, by High Brow Cat). Rempel has had Red Hott Cat, who is owned by Rick and Cheryl Perkins, in his program since December of his 2-year-old year. “[The Perkinses] have been family friends for a long time,” Rempel said. “They bought this horse in Texas last year from Faith Skinner. He was started at Valley View Ranch.

I got him home, and he’s always been really strong and smart, and pretty easy to train.” Rempel and the Perkinses planned to let Red Hott Cat rest over the winter to prepare for the start of the derbies in 2018. He also may have a career in the breeding shed in the near future once he has won some more money and proven his capabilities. “I’m really excited to show him next year,” Rempel said. “He’s super smart, and he’s taught me a lot about training a horse and a lot about showing a 3-year-old. I’m really fortunate to be able to ride him.”

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Carl Gerwien had two horses entered in the Futurity Non-Pro in Calgary, and he made the most of his runs aboard both Hughes The Cat and Peptos Stylin, claiming the Championship and Co-Reserve Championship. Hughes The Cat (Thomas E Hughes x RJJ Miss Viagra Pep x Dual Pep) took home the winner’s check, worth $3,040, and Peptos Stylin (Stylin Cat x Peptos Playtoy 005 x Peptoboonsmal) won $2,213 in exchange for his second-place finish. Hughes The Cat kicked off the first goround with a score of 213 and returned in the

second round to mark a 209 and grab a spot in the finals. Gerwien and the gelding were first to go in the finals, where their efforts were worth a solid 215. Gerwien said he was pleased with how Hughes The Cat performed throughout the event. “He did pretty good in the finals,” the horseman said. “He’s a little zippier and aggressive, I’d say. He took a little more riding to get him down a little bit. We rode him pretty good in the go-rounds, then in the finals we just backed off of him.” Including the money he won in the gorounds, Hughes The Cat now has an EquiStat record of more than $7,000. He earned his first check at the Black Elk Fall Classic, where he and Gerwien won the Futurity NonPro. Gerwien had also shown him a couple more times prior to Calgary, and while the gelding is proving to be a great cutting mount, he has other talents outside the show pen. “I got him [Hughes The Cat] from a guy named Archer Webb,” explained Gerwien, who resides in Nanton, Alberta. “I bought him as a yearling and then started riding him. We went to a bunch of brandings on him; I take all my 3-year-olds and rope on them so they can get used to everything. “He was a pretty good little rope horse and ranch-type horse when we started him. He got better and better, and he always went and did his job. He was pretty easy to train that way.” Gerwien said he is just as excited to see what the future holds for homebred Peptos Stylin, who marked a 211 in the first go, a 214 in the second go and rounded out the finals with a 210. “He’s maturing into himself, and the more times we’ve shown him, the better it’s gotten,” Gerwien said. “He needs a tougher cow. Maybe when he’s 4 he’ll get a little stronger and fill out a little bit.” Gerwien, who has lifetime earnings of nearly $1.5 million, added that he planned to buy a slot for the National Cutting Horse Association Futurity in Fort Worth, Texas, for one of his horses. In the meantime, Hughes The Cat and Peptos Stylin will be getting prepared to find their next owners. “They’re geldings, so I’ll probably sell them. They’ll probably be using horses somewhere. They’re pretty adequate to go do whatever you want with them. They’re a decent size – not too small, but not overly big or anything. We’ll just let them hang out here for the winter and get them ready for whoever wants to buy them, or we’ll keep cutting on them, I suppose.” QuarterHorseNews.com

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FUTURITY OPEN - 59 E. - $53,636.36 Add. $99,892.31 TP

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DERBY OPEN TRY IT SMOOTH & TIM JOHNSON

1) RED HOTT CAT (14S) / Travis Rempel / Richard (Rick) Perkins, 221, $22,475.78, $24,823.25 (Metallic Cat x Little Baby Sister x Dual Pep); 2) COME AWAY WITH ME (14M) / Dustin Gonnet / Chad & Lisa Eaton, 220, $17,980.62, $19,628.84 (Third Cutting x Bobs Smart Chance x Bob Acre Doc); 3) SHESA HOT LZ / Keith J Stewart / Ruth Degama, 217, $13,485.47, $15,483.31; 4) DRIVE A CAT / Diehl J Hiner / Nicki L & Gene E Hiner, 216, $6,517.98, $6,517.98; 4) HL HALREY JO LENA / Travis Rempel / Cheryl C Perkins, 216, $6,517.98, $7,017.44; 4) REYZN DUST / Andrew C Coates / Coyote Rock Ranch LLC, 216, $6,517.98, $6,517.98; 7) PATTY LA REY / Josh Sleeman / Roxy Kinnaman, 215.5, $3,146.61, $3,146.61; 8) ROWDY CHECKS / Cody McArthur / Farrah Roberts, 214, $2,247.58, $2,247.58; 9) HUDSONS BAY / Gerry Hansma / Dennis J Nolin, 213, $1,573.30, $1,573.30; 10) BADGER DONT CARE / Dustin Gonnet / Trina Dunn, 207, $1,573.30, $1,573.30; 10) BET HESA LENA / Gerry Hansma / Welland Muri, 207, $1,573.30, $1,573.30; 12) YU HOTTISH / Travis Rempel / David & Barbara Eccott, 204, $1,573.30, $3,571.14; 13) KITTY IN STILETOS / Brent Erickson / Doris Koehne, 184, $1,573.30, $1,573.30; 14) HIGH BROW BUTTONS / Russell K Elrod / Jenifer A Whisler, 180, $1,573.30, $1,573.30; 15) CATS SPECIAL PISTOL / Travis Rempel / Francis Kornfeld, 0, $1,573.30, $2,572.22; OTHER MONEY-EARNERS Cindy Lou Blue / Andrew C Coates / Ranch Coyote Rock, $499.46; FIRST GO - 1) Shesa Hot Lz, 219, $1,997.84; 1) Yu Hottish, 219, $1,997.84; 3) Cats Special Pistol, 218, $998.92; SECOND GO - 1) Red Hott Cat, 219, $2,347.47; 2) Come Away With Me, 218, $1,648.22; 3) Cindy Lou Blue, 217.5, $499.46; 3) Hl Halrey Jo Lena, 217.5, $499.46;

FUTURITY NON-PRO - 7 E. - $6,363.64 Add. $11,851.66 TP

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1) HUGHES THE CAT (14S) / Carl Gerwien / Willow Spring Ranch, 215, $3,039.95, $3,158.47 (Thomas E Hughes x RJJ Miss Viagra Pep x Dual Pep); 2) MS CHICKITA JEWELS (14M) / Elaine Speight / William N & Elaine Speight, 210, $2,213.30, $2,213.30 (Madual x Chickita Shorty x Shorty Lena); 2) PEPTOS STYLIN (14S) / Carl Gerwien / Willow Spring Ranch, 210, $2,213.30, $2,408.85 (Stylin Cat x Peptos Playtoy 005 x Peptoboonsmal); 4) HIGH ON MERADA / Grant Aykroyd / Same, 198, $1,706.64, $1,825.16; 5) CATS METALLIC LADY / Kevin Baumann / Pekisko Ranch LTD, 0, $1,493.31, $2,008.85;

CLASSIC OPEN NVR REYLENA & TRAVIS REMPEL

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OTHER MONEY-EARNERS Little Fancy Boon / Kevin Baumann / Pekisko Ranch LTD, $237.03; FIRST GO - 1) Cats Metallic Lady, 216, $237.03; 1) Little Fancy Boon, 216, $237.03; 3) Hughes The Cat, 213, $118.52; SECOND GO - 1) Cats Metallic Lady, 216, $278.51; 2) Peptos Stylin, 214, $195.55; 3) High On Merada, 210, $118.52;

DERBY OPEN - 39 E. - $24,447.77 Add. - $55,023.73 TP 1) RPL CAT N AROUND (13M) / Dustin Gonnet / Patton Farmstead LTD, 219, $9,161.45, $10,069.34 (High Brow Cat x Ruby Duece x Smart Little Jerry); 1) TRY IT SMOOTH (13G) / Tim (Wa) Johnson / Linda Freed, 219, $9,161.45, $9,161.45 (Smooth As A Cat x Bet On Nurse x Bet On Me 498); 3) IRONMANS CAT / Dustin Gonnet / Hollingworth Farms LTD, 218.5, $6,437.78, $6,437.78; 4) BARBA REY / Russell K Elrod / Jess & Kathy Phifer, 215.5, $5,447.35, $6,740.41; 5) LENAS ROCKIN / Travis Rempel / Peter Knott, 214, $4,456.92, $4,456.92; 6) REYEFIED / Brent Erickson / Dacole Investment Company, 205, $3,961.71, $3,961.71; 7) LO IS LAIN / Travis Rempel / James Mann, 200, $3,466.50, $4,566.97; 8) SARAS SMOKIN KITTY / Josh Sleeman / Johanna L Watson, 195, $2,971.28, $2,971.28; 9) CHOCOLATE KAT / Josh Sleeman / Josh & Jennifer Sleeman, 192, $1,485.64, $2,586.11; 10) D FANCY WOOD / Randy Brooks / JHG Land & Livestock, 183, $1,485.64, $1,485.64; 11) CHANDI CATT / Randy Brooks / Gene Tenney, 180, $1,485.64, $1,485.64; OTHER MONEY-EARNERS Hala Cat / Brad D Pedersen / Doreen Ruggles, $550.24; PYT / Andrew C Coates / Southern Cross Ranch Inc, $550.24; FIRST GO - 1) Chocolate Kat, 218, $1,100.47; 1) Lois Lain, 218, $1,100.47; 3) PYT, 217.5, $550.24; SECOND GO - 1) Barba Rey, 219, $1,293.06; 2) RPL Cat N Around, 218.5, $907.89; 3) Hala Cat, 218, $550.24;

DERBY NON-PRO - 28 E. - $17,552.23 Add. $39,504.24 TP 1) CATARIFIC (13M) / Lesley Day / Same, 217, $10,541.71, $10,541.71 (Smooth As A Cat x Days Zanolena x Smart Zanolena); 2) THAT SLY STARLIGHT (13M) / A Suzanne Nellen / Twin Sugars LLC, 215, $8,497.36, $9,636.40 (That Sly Cat x Pd Smart Starlight x Playdox); 3) JOHN E BOON / Doug J Vanee / Same, 212, $6,399.69, $6,399.69; 4) BARBA REY / Kathy Phifer / Jess & Kathy Phifer, 210, $4,266.46, $4,266.46; 5) HENREY / Heidi Hadlock-Evans / Esquared Performance Horse, 198, $2,559.87, $3,883.26; 6) CLAUDIA KITTEN / Carl Gerwien / Willow Spring Ranch, 195, $1,777.69, $2,567.78; 7) SMART MONTANA CATT / Rob Leman / Same, 0, $1,511.04, $1,511.04; OTHER MONEY-EARNERS Cantrattlethiscat / Sarah Anderson / Same, $348.95; Mouse Ichi / Rocky E Davis / Same, $348.95; FIRST GO - 1) Henrey, 216, $928.35; 2) Cantrattlethiscat, 215.5, $348.95; 2) Mouse Ichi, 215.5, $348.95; 2) That Sly

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CLASSIC AMATEUR JoHN THoMAS & METALLIC PLAyER Starlight, 215.5, $348.95; SECOND GO - 1) Claudia Kitten, 216, $790.09; 1) That Sly Starlight, 216, $790.09; 3) Henrey, 215.5, $395.04;

DERBY AMATEUR - 10 E. - $1,000 Add. - $4,410 TP 1) THAT SLY STARLIGHT (13M) / A Suzanne Nellen / Twin Sugars LLC, 431.5, $2,646 (That Sly Cat x PD Smart Starlight x Playdox); 2) BARBA REY (13M) / Kathy Phifer / Jess & Kathy Phifer, 428, $1,764 (Miracle Rey x Dun Been Noticed x Shorty Lenas Notice);

CLASSIC OPEN - 43 E. - $19,846 Add. - $53,558.20 TP 1) NVR REYLENA (12M) / Travis Rempel / David Paton, 222,

Results $12,532.61, $12,532.61 (Dual Smart Rey x Ima Smart Starlet x Smart Little Lena); 2) BETSHEZTHECATSMEOW (11M) / Andrew C Coates / Ann-Sofie Andrews, 218, $7,772.63, $7,772.63 (High Brow Cat x Imirage x Dual Rey); 2) CATS GOT GUNS (12S) / Dustin Gonnet / Pat Rorison, 218, $7,772.63, $8,442.11 (Smooth As A Cat x Amanda Stargun x Playgun); 4) MR OPUS TIME / Russell K Elrod / Bill Grady, 217, $4,579.22, $5,603.52; 5) MOOOY BUENO / Brent Erickson / Dacole Investment Company, 216.5, $3,615.18, $3,615.18; 6) REYSIN AUTUMN / Andrew C Coates / Coyote Rock Ranch LLC, 216, $2,530.63, $2,530.63; 6) SWAMPWARE / Dustin Gonnet / Michael & Deedee Stradling, 216, $2,530.63, $2,885.45; 8) ATHENAS PICASSO / Josh Sleeman / Cody & Shelly Erwin, 214.5, $2,169.11, $2,838.59; 9) MISS PLAYIN RG / Travis Rempel / James Mann, 212, $1,566.58, $2,236.06; 10) PRETTY PLEASING REY / Diehl J Hiner / Don & Pat Noble, 210, $1,566.58, $2,825.20; 11) ZACS CATTY BURNETTE / Gerry Hansma / Ken & Karen Mix, 206, $1,566.58, $1,921.40; Other MOney-earners Hay U / Kade Smith / Same, $354.82; FIRST GO - 1) Pretty Pleasing Rey, 220, $1,258.62; 2) Hay U, 219, $354.82; 2) Mr Opus Time, 219, $354.82; 2) Swampware, 219, $354.82; 2) Zacs Catty Burnette, 219, $354.82; SECOND GO - 1) Athenas Picasso, 219, $669.48; 1) Cats Got Guns, 219, $669.48; 1) Miss Playin RG, 219, $669.48; 1) Mr Opus Time, 219, $669.48;

CLASSIC NON-PRO - 48 E. - $22,154 Add. $59,785.84 TP 1) MISS SMOKE IS SMOOTH (12M) / Emma Reinhardt / Same, 221, $10,761.45, $11,157.53 (Smooth As A Cat x Miss Smoke Travels x Travalena); 2) HOO DOO HUGHES (11M) / Darcy G Geherman / Amanda Smith, 219, $8,609.16, $8,609.16 (Thomas

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E Hughes x Acre Of Freckles x Bob Acre Doc); 3) SHESA SUZY CAT / Larissa Price / Same, 218.5, $6,994.94, $7,391.02; 4) SMART INSTANTLY / Les Jack / Les & Coreen Jack, 215, $5,918.80, $6,710.96; 5) SWEET METALLIC SUGAR / Danny R Jones / Same, 214, $4,304.58, $4,700.66; 6) SB FEDXMEACD / Sandy A Reid / Same, 213, $3,766.51, $3,766.51; 7) ROXYS FOUR ONE ONE / Doris Koehne / Ron & Doris Koehne, 210, $3,228.44, $3,228.44; 8) COOL CAT IN SHADES / Emily Clark / Same, 209.5, $2,690.36, $2,690.36; 9) ONE TIME DESIRE / Wyatt Benson / Sandero Ranch LTD, 200, $2,152.29, $2,152.29; 10) HAY U / Kade Smith / Same, 192, $2,152.29, $3,557.26; 11) RINGTIME STYLE / Debbie Day / Dacole Investment Company, 183, $1,614.22, $1,614.22; 12) METALLIC PLAYER / John Thomas / John & Debbie Thomas, 0, $1,614.22, $3,019.19; Other MOney-earners Smart Double / Wyatt Benson / Sandero Ranch LTD, $792.16; Admit Nothing / Kristina Haas / Same, $396.08; FIRST GO - 1) Hay U, 218, $1,404.97; 3) Admit Nothing, 217, $396.08; 3) Miss Smoke Is Smooth, 217, $396.08; 3) Shesa Suzy Cat, 217, $396.08; 3) Sweet Metallic Sugar, 217, $396.08; SECOND GO - 1) Metallic Player, 217, $1,404.97; 2) Smart Double, 216, $792.16; 2) Smart Instantly, 216, $792.16;

CLASSIC AMATEUR - 26 E. - $1,000 Add. - $9,898 TP 1) METALLIC PLAYER (11S) / John Thomas / John & Debbie Thomas, 432.5, $5,938.80 (Metallic Cat x Play Like Clay x Freckles Playboy); 2) ROXYS FOUR ONE ONE (12G) / Doris Koehne / Ron & Doris Koehne, 428, $1,979.60 (Smooth As A Cat x Spookys Roxy Girl x Smart Little Lena); 2) SHESA SUZY CAT (12M) / Larissa Price / Same, 428, $1,979.60 (WR This Cats Smart x Pf Docs Med x Peppys Formula); â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

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Franco Bertolani was feeling confident going into the NRHA Futurity. He and Chex For Nite arrived at the show with around $30,000 already won.

Pickin’ Up Chex Chex For Nite doubled his lifetime earnings and won his first futurity title in Ardmore. By Katie Navarra • Photos by Waltenberry

Every year, reiners anticipate the Futurity Level 4 Open at the Southwest Reining Horse Association (SWRHA) Futurity event in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The competition this year was fierce. Riders asked their young horses to step up their game, and the horses responded with extraordinary performances. Each rider was eager to take home a portion of the cash prizes and see how their horse was progressing. Franco Bertolani, of Aubrey, Texas, guided 130 | Quarter Horse News | December 1, 2017

Chex For Nite (Gunners Special Nite x Dun It For Chex x Hollywood Dun It) to an impressive 223 in the Open finals to win Level 4 and the $15,788 champion’s check. This was the third show for the 3-year-old stallion, who is owned by Joao Marcos of Cardinal Hill Training Center. In the days leading up to the event, Bertolani was concerned the pressure of the weeklong show would tire or bore Chex For Nite. He showed signs of neither, though.

“A weeklong show can be tough for a young horse, but he did great,” said Bertolani, resident trainer for Cardinal Reining Horses. “He didn’t get bored or lose his focus.” In the first go-round, Bertolani was the 28th draw out of 79 contestants aboard the Oldenburg Farm-bred stallion, and they scored a strong 219.5 – the highest score of the go-round. Heading into the finals, the duo drew eighth, putting them in the first

SWRHA Futurity

Gunner Be Custom, who topped the Futurity Level 4 Non-Pro, is living up to the expectations Mandy McCutcheon had from her royal bloodlines.

half of the finals. Craig Schmersal and Diggin For Proof put the pressure on even earlier in the event. In the first round, they scored a 215.5 to land in the middle of the 24-horse pack that was invited to the finals. When Diggin For Proof finished his finals run, he set the standard at a 222. That score to beat came just two horses before Bertolani and Chex For Nite entered the pen. Bertolani knew he needed to ride clean and aggressively to turn in a higher score, and his horse responded. “I stayed out of his way,” he said. “I was very proud of him. He had good gos in both go-rounds.” Clinching the Futurity Level 4 Open Championship was especially meaningful for Bertolani. He has trained Chex For Nite from the ground up, as well as several of his full and half-brothers. He credits the dam, Dun It For Chex, with producing prospects that are athletic and easy to train. To date, she has produced 18 money-earners and boasts an offspring record of nearly $800,000. Some of her top performers are 2000 stallion Starbucks Sidekick ($195,150, by Smart Starbuck) and 2013 stallion Dun It For Whizkey (by Topsail Whiz), who has been shown by Bertolani to all of his

$175,613 in lifetime earnings. “I’ve trained five or six babies out of her, and they are always good,” he said, adding that the next stop for Chex For Nite was the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity. Prior to the SWRHA Futurity, Bertolani showed Chex For Nite at the Rocky Mountain Summer Slide and High Roller Reining Classic. Up until that point, he rode the stallion two-handed. Despite having a few bobbles, the duo finished seventh and tied for sixth, respectively, to earn a total of $14,078. “This time, he was more broke, more finished, and I stayed out of his way,” Bertolani said.

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The McCutcheon family swept the SWRHA Futurity Non-Pro division. Mandy McCutcheon and Gunner Be Custom (Colonels Smoking Gun [Gunner] x Custom Made Dunit x Hollywood Dun It) posted the highest score – a 218 – to win the Level 4 Non-Pro Championship and $5,561. Only 1 point separated McCutcheon from her son, Cade, who took the Reserve Championship aboard Customized Dually (Mister Nicadual x Customized Gunner x Gunner) with a 217. “It was so fun for us to win first and

second,” said McCutcheon, who also tied for third riding This Chics Nite (Gunners Special Nite x This Chic N Whiz x Smart Chic Olena). Cade, a high school senior, heads to the barn at 6 a.m. each day to ride one or two horses before the bell for first period rings. This time of year, he also plays basketball, which makes for long days. “He is super dedicated,” McCutcheon said of Cade. “That horse [Customized Dually] was a Legacy [Reining Sales] sale graduate that was sold to a partnership that my parents bought out so Cade could show him.” McCutcheon and Gunner Be Custom’s winning run didn’t come without a few challenges. As the 46th draw out of 51 horses, the pair knew heading into the arena where they needed to score to win. Even though they “had a rough start on our left turn,” McCutcheon praised the mare for staying focused. During the final rundown of the pattern, Gunner Be Custom lost a slider and still maintained her composure. “She tried through it all and didn’t bobble,” she said. “I’ll be double-checking those shoes before the NRHA Futurity.” Clinching the top three spots of the division was a celebratory moment for many reasons. At the top of this list is the connection the McCutcheon family has to Gunner Be Custom’s bloodlines. McCutcheon has shown the mare’s full sisters to big finishes at the NRHA Futurity. In 2016, she was the Level 4 Non-Pro Reserve Champion aboard Customized My Gun, and in 2012, she tied to win it with Customized Gunner. “Our family has bred and raised all those horses, and the bloodlines have been good to us,” she said. While McCutcheon and her family know the bloodlines well, she said they all have their own personal traits. For example, she described Gunner Be Custom as a big, strong mare who executes big turns and big stops, which is different from the mare she rode last year, Customized My Gun, who she said was daintier. With about a month in between the SWRHA Futurity and the NRHA Futurity, McCutcheon appreciated the opportunity to get in an arena and observe where her 3-yearolds were at before heading to Oklahoma City in late November. “It’s not too big that you’ll scare them or run their wheels off, but it’s big enough to see where they are at and what you need to work on,” she said of the show. QuarterHorseNews.com

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Results SOUTHWEST REINING HORSE ASSOCIATION FUTURITY

Ardmore, OK â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct. 19-29, 2017 291 Entries - $115,500 Added - $166,413.76 Total Purse Horse / Rider / Owner / Score / Finals $$ / Total $$

FUTURITY LEVEL 4 OPEN - 50 E. - $52,000 Add. $74,044.81 TP

FUTURITY LEVEL 3 OPEN ME AND JULIO & MARTIN LARCOMBE

FUTURITY LEVELS 2 & 1 OPEN LOADED LADY BUG & HAVA VITAL

1) CHEX FOR NITE (14S) / Franco Bertolani / Cardinal Hill Training Center, 223, $15,788.30 (Gunners Special Nite x Dun It For Chex x Hollywood Dun It); 2) DIGGIN FOR PROOF (14G) / Craig C Schmersal / Blake Perf Horses LLC, 222, $9,610.27 (Pale Face Dunnit x Shining Proof x Shining Spark); 3) ME AND JULIO (PT) / Martin L Larcombe / Turnabout Farm Inc, 221.5, $7,207.70; 4) STARLIGHTSNDIAMONDS / Dany Tremblay / High Hopes Of W Grove LLC, 220.5, $6,178.03; 5) GUN DUN IT / Tim McQuay / David J Silva Sr, 220, $5,148.36; 5) MAKEIT IN HOLLYWOOD / Brian Bell / Julie Ridgeway, 220, $5,148.36; 7) IL CAPO / Ruben Vandorp / Vandorp Inc, 218.5, $3,775.47; 7) KR RESOLUTION / Craig C Schmersal / Karl D (Chip) Roberts Jr, 218.5, $3,775.47; 9) LOADED LADY BUG (PT) / Hava Vital / Mary Ann Jansma, 218, $2,574.18; 9) YANK YOUR GUNS / Yonathan Baruch / Jerry (Butch) Hunsucker, 218, $2,574.18; 11) MY DREAM GUN / Nathan T Piper / Sabine Schmid, 217.5, $2,059.34; 12) RUF HEARTED CHIC / Brian Bell / Angelo Capitelli, 217, $1,716.12; 13) FM COTTONWOOD / Franco Bertolani / Carlton & Khris Crowe, 216.5, $1,201.29; 13) LIL JERSEY / Tim McQuay / Anne-Marie Burns, 216.5, $1,201.29; 15) LOADED WITH JEWELS / Sebastian Petroll / Larry Barker, 216, $686.45; 16) HOLLYWOOD VILLAIN / Tom McCutcheon / Turnabout Farm Inc, 215.5, $650; 17) XTRA VOODOO PISTOL / Luke D Gagnon / Maureen E Rodriques, 214, $650; 18) BEA SMARTY / Nathan T Piper / Monte C Strusiner, 210, $625; 18) CODED N COLOR / Jared T Leclair / Robert & Robbin Thayn, 210, $625; 20) ALL RIGHT MAGNUM / Cira Baeck / Xcs Ranch LLC, 207.5, $600; 20) SHINE MISTY SHINE / Dany Tremblay / Amabile & Strusiner, 207.5, $600; 22) JACD UP DUALLY / Matthew P Armenta / Tony Dudley, 207, $550; 23) SMOKING OAK GUN / Jason Vanlandingham / Sergio Elizondo, 201.5, $550; 24) XTRA BLACK FANTASY / Barak Gibori / Eyal Carmon, 1, $550;

FUTURITY LEVEL 3 OPEN - 41 E. - $25,000 Add. $35,802.31 TP

FUTURITY LEVELS 3 & 2 NON-PRO TERESA PUTMAN & GUNNERSSHINEYBRUNETT

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1) ME AND JULIO (PT) (14S) / Martin L Larcombe / Turnabout Farm Inc, 221.5, $7,648.03 (Colonels Nite Special (PT x Darlins NPT Painted [PT] x Smokin Chic Olena [PT]); 2) STARLIGHTSNDIAMONDS (14M) / Dany Tremblay / High Hopes Of W Grove LLC, 220.5, $4,655.32 (Whizkey N Diamonds x Starlights Sugarwhiz x Little Bay Starlight); 3) GUN DUN IT / Tim McQuay / David J Silva Sr, 220, $3,491.49; 4) LOADED LADY BUG (PT) / Hava Vital / Mary Ann Jansma, 218, $2,826.45; 4) YANK YOUR GUNS / Yonathan Baruch / Jerry (Butch) Hunsucker, 218, $2,826.45; 6) LIL JERSEY / Tim McQuay / Anne-Marie Burns, 216.5, $2,327.66; 7) LOADED WITH JEWELS / Sebastian Petroll / Larry Barker, 216, $1,995.14; 9) GUNNAMOONYA / Joshua P Crawley / Same, 215, $1,330.09; 9) WICKED PRETTY / Jarvis M Anderson / Same, 215.5, $1,662.62; 10) XTRA VOODOO PIS-

FUTURITY LEVEL 1 NON-PRO TINA ELLIS & WHATACROMEDMERCEDES

The show results published in Quarter Horse News are provided by the show management and are tentative at the time of publication.

TOL / Luke D Gagnon / Maureen E Rodriques, 214, $1,163.83; 11) SHESA LIL JOE / Sebastian Petroll / Terry Ranch, 213.5, $997.57; 12) RELOADED GUN / Luke D Gagnon / Helen Balu, 213, $831.31; 13) SHOWIN OFF MY DUALLY / Barak Gibori / Gerald E (Jerry) Kimmel, 212, $665.05; 14) HIGH VOLTAGE PEP / Roberto Berti / Same, 211.5, $415.65; 14) SNOOPIE WHIZ / Nicole Schneider / Bob Loomis, 211.5, $415.65; 16) MOBSTERSFIRSTLADY / Trent Harvey / Heritage Farms, 211, $300; 17) JAC N WITH STEPS / Colin James Fitzpatrick / Michael W Marks, 210.5, $300; 18) CODED N COLOR / Jared T Leclair / Robert & Robbin Thayn, 210, $275; 18) GOTTA SHINEY PLAYBOY / Gabriel Bittar Borges / Same, 210, $275; 20) NOT AN AVERAGE JOE / Brent D Loseke / Same, 209.5, $250; 21) CODE WORD AMIGO / Jared T Leclair / Cravens Td & Leclair J, 208.5, $250; 22) COLLENAS LOADED GUN / Hava Vital / Mary Ann Jansma, 208, $200; 23) SHINE MISTY SHINE / Dany Tremblay / Amabile & Strusiner, 207.5, $200; 24) JACD UP DUALLY / Matthew P Armenta / Tony Dudley, 207, $200; 25) SPOOKS LIL PRINCESS / Joe S Schmidt / Allison G Sutton, 202.5, $150; 26) XTRA BLACK FANTASY / Barak Gibori / Eyal Carmon, 1, $150;

FUTURITY LEVEL 2 OPEN - 36 E. - $8,000 Add. $12,350.82 TP 1) LOADED LADY BUG (PT) (14M) / Hava Vital / Mary Ann Jansma, 218, $2,702.68 (Hes A Loaded Gun [PT] x Bh Lady Bug [PT] x Be Aech Enterprise); 2) LOADED WITH JEWELS (14G) / Sebastian Petroll / Larry Barker, 216, $1,645.11 (Hes A Loaded Gun x Dun It With Jewels x Hollywood Dun It); 3) REVOLVINGWITHMAGNUM / Patrice St Onge / George Shifrin, 215.5, $1,145.70; 3) WICKED PRETTY / Jarvis M Anderson / Same, 215.5, $1,145.70; 5) GUNNAMOONYA / Joshua P Crawley / Same, 215, $881.31; 5) TRASHED OUT / Austin Lee Roush / Robert A Sutherland, 215, $881.31; 7) XTRA VOODOO PISTOL / Luke D Gagnon / Maureen E Rodriques, 214, $705.05; 8) SHESA LIL JOE / Sebastian Petroll / Terry Ranch, 213.5, $587.54; 9) RELOADED GUN / Luke D Gagnon / Helen Balu, 213, $440.66; 9) SHINING HIGH SPOOK / Shelby Mitchell / Greg Hill, 213, $440.66; 11) HIGH VOLTAGE PEP / Roberto Berti / Same, 211.5, $323.15; 11) SNOOPIE WHIZ / Nicole Schneider / Bob Loomis, 211.5, $323.15; 13) TAKE A BOWW / Lars Mortenson / McQuay Stables Inc, 210.5, $235.02; 14) GOTTA SHINEY PLAYBOY / Gabriel Bittar Borges / Same, 210, $176.26; 15) DIZZY SLIDER / Ethan A Willey / Houde & Tremblay Partners, 209.5, $108.76; 15) NOT AN AVERAGE JOE / Brent D Loseke / Same, 209.5, $108.76; 17) COLLENAS LOADED GUN / Hava Vital / Mary Ann Jansma, 208, $100; 18) BRENNAS GOT SMARTS / Patrick John Rogers / David I Beller DDS, 207.5, $87.50; 18) STARLITES LOADED GUN / Nicole Schneider / Marlene Ward, 207.5, $87.50; 20) NITE GAMBLER / Scott E McCutcheon / Donna Duvall, 206, $75; 21) SPOOKS LIL PRINCESS / Joe S Schmidt / Allison G Sutton, 202.5, $75; 22) LOVETT / Marcos Pardie / Gabriel B Diano, 201.5, $37.50; 22) TEJANATOWN / Jarvis M Anderson / Domingo Alvarado, 201.5, $37.50;

FUTURITY LEVEL 1 OPEN - 25 E. - $2,500 Add. $2,467.43 TP 1) LOADED LADY BUG (PT) (14M) / Hava Vital / Mary Ann Jansma, 218, $489.95 (Hes A Loaded Gun [PT] x BH Lady Bug [PT] x Be Aech Enterprise); 2) GUNNAMOONYA (14M) / Joshua P Crawley / Same, 215, $260.95 (Gunnatrashya x Shining Moonstone x Shining Spark); 2) TRASHED OUT (14G) / Austin Lee Roush / Robert A Sutherland, 215, $260.95 (Gunnatrashya x Sparkle On Top x Topsail Whiz); 4) SHINING HIGH SPOOK / Shelby Mitchell / Greg Hill, 213, $191.72; 5) SHOWIN OFF MY DUALLY / Barak Gibori / Gerald E (Jerry) Kimmel, 212, $170.42; 6) HIGH VOLTAGE PEP / Roberto Berti / Same, 211.5, $160.80; 6) SNOOPIE WHIZ / Nicole Schneider / Bob Loomis, 211.5, $160.80; 8) GUNNA SHINE TONITE / Barak Gibori / Cheryl Underwood Lauder, 211, $129.37; 8) MOBSTERSFIRSTLADY / Trent Harvey / Heritage Farms, 211, $129.37; 10) JAC N WITH STEPS / Colin James Fitzpatrick / Michael W Marks, 210.5, $93.43; 10) TAKE A BOWW / Lars Mortenson / McQuay Stables Inc, 210.5, $93.43; 12) GOTTA SHINEY PLAYBOY / Gabriel Bittar Borges / Same, 210, $71.87; 13) DIZZY SLIDER / Ethan A Willey / Houde & Tremblay Partners, 209.5, $57.49; 14) THIS GIRLS GOT A GUN / Massimo (Max) Tallone / Joseph & Sandra Paul, 209, $43.12; 15) COLLENAS LOADED GUN / Hava Vital / Mary Ann Jansma, 208, $26.88; 15) TINSELTOWN GUN / Alex Blackman / Shannon E & Hershel Reid, 208, $26.88; 17) BRENNAS GOT SMARTS / Patrick John Rogers / David I Beller DDS, 207.5, $25; 17) STARLITES LOADED GUN / Nicole Schneider / Marlene Ward, 207.5, $25; 19) LOVETT / Marcos Pardie / Gabriel B Diano, 201.5, $25; 20) XTRA

SWRHA Futurity BLACK FANTASY / Barak Gibori / Eyal Carmon, 1, $25;

FUTURITY LEVEL 4 NON-PRO - 37 E. - $17,000 Add. $24,176.30 TP 1) GUNNER BE CUSTOM (14M) / Mandy McQuay McCutcheon / McQuay Stables Inc, 218, $5,560.55 (Colonels Smoking Gun x Custom Made Dunit x Hollywood Dun It); 2) CUSTOMIZED DUALLY (14S) / Cade McCutcheon / McQuay Stables Inc, 217, $3,384.68 (Mister Nicadual x Customized Gunner x Colonels Smoking Gun); 3) PALE FACE WHIZ BB / Gina Maria Schumacher / Cs Ranch Management Sa, 215.5, $2,216.16; 3) SUGAWAY SPOOKS / James T Morgan DVM / Same, 215.5, $2,216.16; 3) THIS CHICS NITE / Mandy McQuay McCutcheon / Tom & Mandy McCutcheon, 215.5, $2,216.16; 6) SPOOKADOODLEDO / Kelle L Smith / Same, 215, $1,692.34; 7) GUNNERSSHINEYBRUNETT / Teresa K Putman / Same, 214.5, $1,329.70; 7) GUNOLOGY / Ryan M Humphrey / Humphrey Qtr Horses Inc, 214.5, $1,329.70; 9) HERES JO WHIZKEY / Ronald J Thompson / Same, 214, $906.61; 9) JACKED UP PALEFACE / Dylan Pond / Dennis D Pond, 214, $906.61; 11) WHATACROMEDMERCEDES / Tina Ellis / Sam & Tina M Ellis, 213.5, $725.29; 12) FAMOUS IN TINSELTOWN / Deb McCandless / Harry J & Deb McCandless, 213, $604.41; 13) HEZA FANCY MERCEDES / Madison Brady Steed / Same, 212.5, $483.53; 14) BLACK N GOLD / Nick Kingston Schmersal / Hickory Creek Ranch LLC, 212, $151.10; 14) I THINK IM A GUNNER / Cade McCutcheon / McQuay Stables Inc, 212, $151.10; 14) NICS FOR CHICS / Lindsey K McCutcheon / James R (Jim) McCutcheon, 212, $151.10; 14) WIMPY CHICS RULE / Frances G Labourdette / Labourdette Ranch LLC, 212, $151.10;

FUTURITY LEVEL 3 NON-PRO - 33 E. - $6,000 Add. $9,086.54 TP 1) GUNNERSSHINEYBRUNETT (14M) / Teresa K Putman / Same, 214.5, $1,681.01 (Colonels Smoking Gun x Scats Ebony Shiner x Smart Shiner); 1) GUNOLOGY (14S) / Ryan M Humphrey / Humphrey Qtr Horses Inc, 214.5, $1,681.01 (Colonels Smoking Gun x Hollywood Footprints x Hollywood Dun It); 3) HERES JO WHIZKEY / Ronald J Thompson / Same, 214, $885.94; 3)

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Results JACKED UP PALEFACE / Dylan Pond / Dennis D Pond, 214, $885.94; 5) WHATACROMEDMERCEDES / Tina Ellis / Sam & Tina M Ellis, 213.5, $726.92; 6) FAMOUS IN TINSELTOWN / Deb McCandless / Harry J & Deb McCandless, 213, $636.06; 7) HEZA FANCY MERCEDES / Madison Brady Steed / Same, 212.5, $545.19; 8) BLACK N GOLD / Nick Kingston Schmersal / Hickory Creek Ranch LLC, 212, $378.61; 8) NICS FOR CHICS / Lindsey K McCutcheon / James R (Jim) McCutcheon, 212, $378.61; 8) WIMPY CHICS RULE / Frances G Labourdette / Labourdette Ranch LLC, 212, $378.61; 11) FINE BABY SHINE / Veronica Deans / Same, 211.5, $249.88; 11) HARD NOT TO LIKE / Francesca Sternberg / Same, 211.5, $249.88; 13) THIS CHIC GUNS IT / Kevin R Ball / Same, 211, $159.01; 13) XTRA GUNNA SHINE / Steven Borgia / Same, 211, $159.01; 15) DANCES WITH SPOOK / Flis Carey Sassella / Rich & Felicity Sassella, 210, $45.43; 15) MEGA WITHA SHINE / Lindsey K McCutcheon / Kathleen M & Sc McCutcheo, 210, $45.43;

FUTURITY LEVEL 2 NON-PRO - 34 E. - $3,000 Add. $5,217.31 TP 1) GUNNERSSHINEYBRUNETT (14M) / Teresa K Putman / Same, 214.5, $965.20 (Colonels Smoking Gun x Scats Ebony Shiner x Smart Shiner); 1) GUNOLOGY (14S) / Ryan M Humphrey / Humphrey Quarter Horses Inc, 214.5, $965.20 (Colonels Smoking Gun x Hollywood Footprints x Hollywood Dun It); 3) JACKED UP PALEFACE / Dylan Pond / Dennis D Pond, 214, $547.82; 4) WHATACROMEDMERCEDES / Tina Ellis / Sam & Tina M Ellis, 213.5, $469.56; 5) FAMOUS IN TINSELTOWN / Deb McCandless / Harry J & Deb McCandless, 213, $417.38; 6) HEZA FANCY MERCEDES / Madison Brady Steed / Same, 212.5, $365.21; 7) BLACK N GOLD / Nick Kingston Schmersal / Hickory Creek Ranch LLC, 212, $286.95; 7) WIMPY CHICS RULE / Frances G Labourdette / Labourdette Ranch LLC, 212, $286.95; 9) HARD NOT TO LIKE / Francesca Sternberg / Same, 211.5, $208.69; 10) OLD CROW WHIZKEY / Dani Latimer / Duane W Latimer, 211, $156.52; 10) THIS CHIC GUNS IT / Kevin R Ball / Same, 211, $156.52; 10) XTRA GUNNA SHINE / Steven Borgia / Same, 211, $156.52; 13) DANCES WITH SPOOK / Flis Carey Sassella / Rich & Felicity Sassella, 210, $104.35; 14) HANGTEN BOOGIE MAN

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/ Mary Melanie H Schuckers / Donald Hutchins, 209.5, $78.26; 15) BRIGHT N PRETTY STAR / Meloney Morris / Tracey Morris, 208.5, $26.09; 15) LADYS SPECIAL NITE / Dylan Pond / Sandy M Pond, 208.5, $26.09;

FUTURITY LEVEL 1 NON-PRO - 18 E. - $500 Add. $936.03 TP 1) WHATACROMEDMERCEDES (14G) / Tina Ellis / Sam & Tina M Ellis, 213.5, $234.01 (Cromed Out Mercedes x What A Sunrise x Sunrise Enterprise); 2) BLACK N GOLD (14S) / Nick Kingston Schmersal / Hickory Creek Ranch LLC, 212, $154.45 (Pale Face Dunnit x Blazing In Black x Rowdy Yankee); 2) WIMPY CHICS RULE (14M) / Frances G Labourdette / Labourdette Ranch LLC, 212, $154.45 (Wimpys Little Step x Smart Chic Aloha x Smart Chic Olena); 4) OLD CROW WHIZKEY / Dani Latimer / Duane W Latimer, 211, $88.92; 4) THIS CHIC GUNS IT / Kevin R Ball / Same, 211, $88.92; 6) WHIZKEY N JEWELS / Carlee McCutcheon / Tom & Mandy McCutcheon, 205.5, $74.88; 7) CASANOVA CHROME / Jessica Osgood / Debera Jean Cole, 204.5, $51.48; 7) DREAMING OF THE STAR / Carri A Visser / Same, 204.5, $51.48; 9) CODE FOR FRIENDLY / Susan S Meyer / Same, 200, $37.44;

FUTURITY PRIME TIME NON-PRO - 17 E. - $1,500 Add. $2,332.21 TP 1) SUGAWAY SPOOKS (14M) / James T Morgan DVM / Same, 215.5, $606.37 (Spooks Gotta Whiz x Graceful Getaway x Hesa Smart Chic); 2) SPOOKADOODLEDO (14M) / Kelle L Smith / Same, 215, $513.08 (Spooks Gotta Whiz x Somethingtocrowabout x Gallo Del Cielo); 3) GUNNERSSHINEYBRUNETT / Teresa K Putman / Same, 214.5, $326.51; 4) HERES JO WHIZKEY / Ronald J Thompson / Same, 214, $233.22; 5) FAMOUS IN TINSELTOWN / Deb McCandless / Harry J & Deb McCandless, 213, $209.90; 6) WIMPY CHICS RULE / Frances G Labourdette / Labourdette Ranch LLC, 212, $186.58; 7) HARD NOT TO LIKE / Francesca Sternberg / Same, 211.5, $139.93; 8) DANCES WITH SPOOK / Flis Carey Sassella / Rich & Felicity Sassella, 210, $58.31; 8) WIMPYS GOTTA WHIZ / James T Morgan DVM / Same, 210, $58.31; â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

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IRCHA Futurity

Making Them Jealous Still Get Jealous defied the odds to clinch his first championship title. By Kate Bradley Byars • Photos by Sawtooth Photo Pros

The path Still Get Jealous took to

the Idaho Reined Cow Horse Association (IRCHA) Futurity was a unique one, but he didn’t let a lack of experience hold him back. The 3-year-old stallion gritted up to carry Nick Dowers to the Futurity Open Championship. Dowers, of Dyer, Nevada, and Still Get Jealous (One Time Pepto x ARC Cat Her Please x Chic Please) bested a field of 45 other hopefuls to capture the title. The duo’s 439.5 composite score (146 herd/145.5 rein/148 cow) was 3 points higher than reserve and worth $9,168. That stellar performance came on the heels of medical issues that had Dowers out of the game for much of 2017. In November 2016, he underwent hip surgery, leaving him unable to ride until March. After a mere three weeks back in the saddle, Dowers was kicked in the knee, putting him back on the sidelines. With hopes of keeping his young horses in training, he sent them to friends, but Still Get Jealous’ owner, Trigg Marquiss, opted to turn the blue roan stallion out at Dowers’ ranch. “I let him [Marquiss] know it would mean missing the [National Reined Cow Horse Association] Futurity and the whole year, and he was fine with that. He said there were lots of horse shows in his life,” Dowers explained. “We turned him [Still Get Jealous] out and he was off until July, and we got him in a couple weeks before I could ride to leg him up. “With my injury, I wasn’t able to do much until mid-August,” he continued. “From mid-August until now, he has made crazy improvements on a cow. He missed from Thanksgiving [2016] until August on a cow and reining. It was incredible the day-to-day improvements he made.” Because of those advances, the pair showed for the first time at the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity in Fort Worth, Texas, but they did not make the finals. Still, that show pen experience paid off. “We had a week at home, then went to

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Time off and inexperience didn’t stop Still Get Jealous from topping the competition at the IRCHA Futurity with Nick Dowers just a few weeks after the stallion’s first show – the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity.

Idaho. Having one horse show under our belts made all the difference. He was on point,” Dowers said. “It was incredible. Almost all of his 3-year-old year he missed being on cattle. He’s always been very smart about a cow. “If any horse could catch up on the cattle aspect, it was going to be him. To see him, you wouldn’t think he can do things as cool as he can until you watch him move. As we go forward, he is only going to improve.”

Futurity Non-Pro

Laurie Richards piloted Glitter N Glam to a 438 composite and the Futurity Non-Pro win in Nampa, Idaho. The One Time Pepto mare, out of the High Brow Cat daughter Cats Tiara, has been on a roll with Richards. At both the National Stock Horse Association (NSHA) Futurity in August and the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity in October, Richards took home Futurity Non-Pro Reserve titles with Glitter N Glam.

Results

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IDAHO REINED COW HORSE ASSOCIATION FUTURITY Nampa, ID – Oct. 25-29, 2017 331 Entries - $80,750 Added - $195,675 Total Purse Horse / Rider / Owner / Score / Final $$ / Total $$

FUTURITY OPEN - 46 E. - $21,000 Add. - $47,340 TP

There’s no denying Laurie Richards and Glitter N Glam are a force in the show pen. After earning two reserve titles at major events this year, the duo won the Futurity Non-Pro Championship in Idaho.

The win in Idaho added $1,764 to the more than $18,000 in earnings they had already amassed in 2017. Richards said it is icing on the cake to take the Idaho Futurity Non-Pro win on a horse co-owned by her mother, Karin. “That name has two meanings. I named her ‘Glitter’ because she is all sparkly, and my grandkids call me ‘Glam.’ I was trying to think of names, and that’s what we came up with,” said Richards, of Buellton, California. “She is such a great little mare, and it has been a great journey so far. “I had a great cow run. She is a little afraid of cows and sometimes she doesn’t want to get in there and be tough and brave, but she jumped in there and did it this time. I was so proud of her.” Equi-Stat Elite $1 Million Rider Randy Paul trained Glitter N Glam, bred by Flag Ranch LLC. The professional tied for the Futurity Open Reserve Championship riding Travalinonmoonshine (Cats Moonshine x Travalin Miss Mosa x Travalena), owned by Jayson and Teresea Fisher. “He’s been good to train all year,” Paul said of the 3-year-old gelding he showed, who garnered $10,314 in Idaho. “I had a good herd work. Those cattle were getting under his chin and challenging him, and it was actually really difficult to hold those cattle, but I had a lot of faith in him. He handled it pretty good.”

1) STILL GET JEALOUS (14S) / Nicholas S Dowers / Trigg Marquiss, 587.5, $9,168 (One Time Pepto x Arc Cat Her Please x Chic Please); 2) KALAHARI MOONSHINE (14S) / Brady E Weaver / Sharon E Fraser, 584.5, $6,646.80 (Cats Merada x Reylena Moon x Dual Rey); 2) TRAVALINONMOONSHINE (14G) / Randy J Paul / Jayson J & Teresa L Fisher, 584.5, $6,646.80 (Cats Moonshine x Travalin Miss Mosa x Travalena); 4) OAK E REY / Ron E Emmons / Nichole L Branquinho, 584, $5,042.40; 5) GIMME BACK MY BULLETS / James W (Jim) Spence / Same, 580.5, $3,667.20; 6) SJR COOL CASH / Trent S Pedersen / Quail Run Ranch, 579.5, $3,208.80; 7) ONE TIME MOONSHINE / Jake A Telford / Del R & Susan R Bell, 579, $2,750.40; 8) I C MAGIC SPARKS / Anne M Reynolds / Joyce W Pearson, 578.5, $2,292; 9) SANTIAGO TIME / Nicholas S Dowers / Clinton J Marshall, 578, $1,833.60; 10) CAT SNACKS / Russell A Probert / Eric M Freitas, 577, $1,604.40; 10) REMEDYS ARISTOCAT / J D Johnson / Same, 577, $1,604.40; 12) CRC TWICE THE LUCK / Russell A Probert / Cable Creek Ranch LLC, 574, $1,375.20; 13) HOLLYS LIL CAT / Dale E Clearwater / Willis R & Buisse S, 570.5, $500; 14) JS SPARKLIN LIGHTS / Dan Roeser / Julie Strenge, 569, $500; 15) BET SHESA FANCY CAT / Jared Jones / Same, 568, $500;

FUTURITY INTERMEDIATE OPEN KALAHARI MOONSHINE & BRADY WEAVER

FUTURITY INTERMEDIATE OPEN - 41 E. - $10,500 Add. $25,420 TP

1) KALAHARI MOONSHINE (14S) / Brady E Weaver / Sharon E Fraser, 584.5, $4,584 (Cats Merada x Reylena Moon x Dual Rey); 2) TRAVALINONMOONSHINE (14G) / Randy J Paul / Jayson J & Teresa L Fisher, 584.5, $3,667.20 (Cats Moonshine x Travalin Miss Mosa x Travalena); 3) OAK E REY / Ron E Emmons / Nichole L Branquinho, 584, $2,979.60; 4) GIMME BACK MY BULLETS / James W (Jim) Spence / Same, 580.5, $2,521.20; 5) SJR COOL CASH / Trent S Pedersen / Quail Run Ranch, 579.5, $2,062.80; 6) I C MAGIC SPARKS / Anne M Reynolds / Joyce W Pearson, 578.5, $1,604.40; 7) BK REY C LIGHTS / Dale E Clearwater / Deanna Ratcliffe, 577, $1,298.80; 7) CAT SNACKS / Russell A Probert / Eric M Freitas, 577, $1,298.80; 7) REMEDYS ARISTOCAT / J D Johnson / Same, 577, $1,298.80; 10) CRC TWICE THE LUCK / Russell A Probert / Cable Creek Ranch LLC, 574, $916.80; 11) PLAYIN ONE TIME / Terrill Heaton / Rocking BS Ranch, 572, $687.60; 12) SJR ONE TIME KATNISS / Zeph P Schulz / He Reins Quarter Horse Inc, 571, $500; 13) HOLLYS LIL CAT / Dale E Clearwater / Willis R & Buisse S, 570.5, $500; 14) JS SPARKLIN LIGHTS / Dan Roeser / Julie Strenge, 569, $500; 15) BET SHESA FANCY CAT / Jared Jones / Same, 568, $500; 16) DESIRE TIME / Darrel J Norcutt / Same, 429, $500;

FUTURITY INTERMEDIATE NON-PRO HOPE MILLER & SPARKING METALLIC

FUTURITY LIMITED OPEN - 10 E. - $3,500 Add. $7,640 TP

1) REMEDYS ARISTOCAT (14M) / J D Johnson / Same, 433.5, $2,292 (Very Smart Remedy x Libertys Aristocrat x Smart Aristocrat); 2) BET SHESA FANCY CAT (14M) / Jared Jones / Same, 433, $1,910 (Bet Hesa Cat x Real Hickory Smoke x Lil Bit O Hickory); 3) NICS BLACK BOONLIGHT / John Eric Branger / Cowan Select Horses LLC, 428.5, $1,528; 4) VSR REWIND / R Scott Seeklander / Same, 425, $1,146; 5) CHICS GUNNA BE SMART / Seth Abrahamson / Same, 423, $382; 5) SHADE OF REY DR / Chad T Blaisdell / Lazy Td Perf Horses, 423, $382;

FUTURITY AMATEUR BRENDA HANNAN & MALIBLUS MOST WANTED

FUTURITY LEVEL 1 LIMITED OPEN - 12 E. - $2,000 Add. - $4,400 TP

1) REMEDYS ARISTOCAT (14M) / J D Johnson / Same, 433.5, $1,320 (Very Smart Remedy x Libertys Aristocrat x Smart Aristocrat); 2) BET SHESA FANCY CAT (14M) / Jared Jones / Same, 433, $1,100 (Bet Hesa Cat x Real Hickory Smoke x Lil Bit O Hickory); 3) KATY THE CAT / Caleb J Jantz / Tom & Carmen Buckingham, 431, $880; 4) VSR REWIND / R Scott Seeklander / Same, 425, $660; 5) CHICS GUNNA BE SMART / Seth Abrahamson / Same, 423, $440;

FUTURITY NOVICE HORSE OPEN - 14 E. - $3,500 TP

1) CRC TWICE THE LUCK (14G) / Russell A Probert / Cable Creek Ranch LLC, 436, $1,050 (Smart Luck x Days Zanolena x Smart Zanolena); 2) SJR COOL CASH (14M) / Trent S Pedersen / Quail Run Ranch, 435, $875 (Smooth As A Cat x Shesa Lota Cash x Nu Cash); 3) ONE TIME MOONSHINE / Jake A Telford / Del R & Susan R Bell, 434.5, $700; 4) JS SPARKLIN LIGHTS / Dan Roeser / Julie Strenge,

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Results 430, $525; 5) PLAYIN ONE TIME / Terrill Heaton / Rocking BS Ranch, 429, $350;

FUTURITY NON-PRO - 12 E. - $3,000 Add. - $5,880 TP

1) GLITTER N GLAM (14M) / Laurie Richards / Same, 438.5, $1,764 (One Time Pepto x Cats Tiara x High Brow Cat); 2) SPARKING METALLIC (14M) / Hope A Miller / Same, 437, $1,470 (Metallic Cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark); 3) NEW BOON RISING / Mike B Honald / Same, 429, $1,176; 4) SMART LITTLE BOONCAT / Keri L Hudson-Reykdal / Same, 427, $882; 5) NORTHERN GUNS / Clayton Hines / Same, 424, $588;

DERBY OPEN & INTERMEDIATE OPEN CD HIGHLIGHTS & RANDY PAUL

DERBY LIMITED OPEN - 12 E. - $2,750 Add. - $6,980 TP

FUTURITY AMATEUR - 7 E. - $1,000 Add. - $2,400 TP

DERBY LEVEL 1 LIMITED OPEN - 15 E. - $2,000 Add. $5,000 TP

1) SPARKING METALLIC (14M) / Hope A Miller / Same, 437, $951 (Metallic Cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark); 2) NEW BOON RISING (14G) / Mike B Honald / Same, 429, $792.50 (Smart Boons x Millie Merlot x Doc’s Hickory); 3) NORTHERN GUNS / Clayton Hines / Same, 424, $634; 4) VERY SHINEY REMEDY / Randy J Gamble / Same, 422.5, $475.50; 5) CHROMED OUT ROCKSTAR / Angela Vogt / Vogt Angela & Vogt Chet, 420, $158.50; 5) CLASSY LIL KIT KAT / Diane L Lorenzen / Same, 420, $158.50;

FUTURITY NON-PRO LIMITED - 2 E. - $500 Add. $750 TP

1) DUAL R CHOICE (14G) / Katie H Wilson / Cayley Wilson Perf Horses, 415.5, $750 (Dual R Smokin x Freckled By Choice x Sr Instant Choice);

DERBY OPEN - 47 E. - $16,500 Add. - $41,880 TP

1) CD HIGHLIGHTS (12S) / Randy J Paul / Linda S Katz, 442, $8,376 (High Brow CD x Go Little Starlight x Grays Starlight); 2) HIGH STRESSIN CAT (13G) / Nicholas S Dowers / Clinton J Marshall, 441, $6,700.80 (WR This Cats Smart x Playguns Melody x Playgun); 3) GINA REYLENA / Cayley R Wilson / Glyn D & Roberta Wileman, 440.5, $5,444.40; 4) STYLISH N STARS / James W (Jim) Spence / Michael T Garrett, 440, $4,606.80; 5) PEPTOSBOONSHAKALACA / Cayley R Wilson / Jenta I Madsen, 439.5, $3,141; 5) SARAHS SUPER SMOOTH / Brady E Weaver / Same, 439.5, $3,141; 7) SINFULLY SMART CAT / Wade J Reaney / Karen B Olson, 439, $2,512.80; 8) SJR METALLICA / Julia J Wilson / Jenta I Madsen, 438, $1,884.60; 8) SMOKIN SMART CAT / Lyn Anderson / David R & Barbara Archer, 438, $1,884.60; 10) SMART BOONS RESPONSE / Jon P Roeser / Sprig Haven Farms, 436, $1,675.20; 11) DOCTOR SPARK / Anne M Reynolds / Joyce W Pearson, 435.5, $1,256.40; 11) SJR STARDOM / Trent S Pedersen / Quail Run Ranch, 435.5, $1,256.40;

DERBY INTERMEDIATE OPEN - 45 E. - $8,250 Add. $20,940 TP

DERBY NON-PRO & INTERMEDIATE NON-PRO HOPE MILLER & DARE TO SIOUX

$3,350.40 (Dual Rey x Pastels Gina x Pastels Smart Lena); 3) STYLISH N STARS / James W (Jim) Spence / Michael T Garrett, 440, $2,722.20; 4) PEPTOSBOONSHAKALACA / Cayley R Wilson / Jenta I Madsen, 439.5, $2,094; 4) SARAHS SUPER SMOOTH / Brady E Weaver / Same, 439.5, $2,094; 6) SINFULLY SMART CAT / Wade J Reaney / Karen B Olson, 439, $1,465.80; 7) SJR METALLICA / Cayley R Wilson / Jenta I Madsen, 438, $1,256.40; 7) SMOKIN SMART CAT / Lyn Anderson / David R & Barbara Archer, 438, $1,256.40; 9) SMART BOONS RESPONSE / Jon P Roeser / Sprig Haven Farms, 436, $1,047; 10) DOCTOR SPARK / Anne M Reynolds / Joyce W Pearson, 435.5, $732.90; 10) SJR STARDOM / Trent S Pedersen / Quail Run Ranch, 435.5, $732.90;

FUTURITY INTERMEDIATE NON-PRO - 10 E. - $1,250 Add. - $3,170 TP

1) MALIBLUS MOST WANTED (14M) / Brenda Kay Hannan / Same, 420.5, $960 (Smart Boons x Maliblu x Smooth As A Cat); 2) CHROMED OUT ROCKSTAR (14G) / Angela Vogt / Vogt Angela & Vogt Chet, 420, $720 (That CD Rocks x Uno Smart Starlight x Smart Little Pepinic); 3) SHESA REAL GUN / Chris Garbrick / Melissa Garbrick, 412.5, $480; 4) GEORGE BOONEY / Cori Shields / Same, 408.5, $240;

DERBY LIMITED & LEVEL 1 LIMITED OPEN WORKIN MANS BLUES & DANIEL SANCHEZ

The show results published in Quarter Horse News are provided by the show management and are tentative at the time of publication.

1) CD HIGHLIGHTS (12S) / Randy J Paul / Linda S Katz, 442, $4,188 (High Brow CD x Go Little Starlight x Grays Starlight); 2) GINA REYLENA (12M) / Cayley R Wilson / Glyn D & Roberta Wileman, 440.5,

1) WORKIN MANS BLUES (12G) / Daniel Sanchez / Jessica R Draper, 431, $2,094 (Yellow Roan Of Texas x Topi Chexx x A Cowboy At Heart); 2) PLAYINLIGHTSOUT (12S) / Chad T Blaisdell / Chad T & Rachel Blaisdell, 430.5, $1,745 (Royal Fletch x Lil Sally Cat x High Brow Cat); 3) ONCEINABLUEMIST / Clay James Roeser / Vicki Cantlon, 429.5, $1,396; 4) SJR CASH ADVANCE / Caleb J Jantz / Del R & Susan R Bell, 429, $1,047; 5) DIAMOND J VAL / Seth Abrahamson / Amos Abrahamson, 428, $698;

1) WORKIN MANS BLUES (12G) / Daniel Sanchez / Jessica R Draper, 431, $1,500 (Yellow Roan Of Texas x Topi Chexx x A Cowboy At Heart); 2) CATS TIME TO SHINE (13S) / Melody Andrews / Davis Bros Performance & Lazy Td, 429, $1,125 (Spookystimetoshine x Catacre x High Brow Cat); 2) SJR CASH ADVANCE (12M) / Caleb J Jantz / Del R & Susan R Bell, 429, $1,125 (Dual Rey x Shesa Lota Cash x Nu Cash); 4) DIAMOND J VAL / Seth Abrahamson / Amos Abrahamson, 428, $750; 5) SMART LIL KATE / Matt R Goodson / Rochelle V Cornilsen, 426.5, $500;

DERBY NOVICE HORSE OPEN - 13 E. - $3,250 TP

1) GINA REYLENA (12M) / Cayley R Wilson / Glyn D & Roberta Wileman, 440.5, $975 (Dual Rey x Pastels Gina x Pastels Smart Lena); 2) DOCTOR SPARK (13S) / Anne M Reynolds / Joyce W Pearson, 435.5, $812.50 (Very Smart Remedy x Magic Sparkles x Shining Spark); 3) ONE TIME ONA TUESDAY / Randy J Paul / Jaton Lord Horses Inc, 435, $650; 4) CATS TIME TO SHINE / Melody Andrews / Davis Bros Performance & Lazy Td, 429, $487.50; 5) CAT FROM IPANEMA / Roy A Rich / Rocking J Ranch Inc, 428, $325;

DERBY NON-PRO - 12 E. - $3,300 Add. - $6,180 TP

1) DARE TO SIOUX (12G) / Hope A Miller / Same, 439.5, $1,854 (A Shiner Named Sioux x Tari Darlin x Taris Catalyst); 2) A STYLISH SPARK (13G) / Jesse J Spence / Same, 431, $1,236 (Stylish Rey Gay x Just A Sparknshine x Shining Spark); 2) SMART LOOKIN NURSE (13G) / Bart F Holowath / Bart F & Terri J Holowath, 431, $1,236 (WR This Cats Smart x Nurseware x Dual Rey); 2) STYLISH CAT N JAZZ (12G) / Pam A Myers / Same, 431, $1,236 (Tin Top Kat x Cattys Dual Jazz x Dual Jazz); 5) SHADY LIL TUCKER / Jerry M Beukelman / Jerry & Shirley Beukelman, 428, $618;

DERBY INTERMEDIATE NON-PRO - 12 E. - $2,200 Add. $4,120 TP

1) DARE TO SIOUX (12G) / Hope A Miller / Same, 439.5, $1,236 (A Shiner Named Sioux x Tari Darlin x Taris Catalyst); 2) A STYLISH SPARK (13G) / Jesse J Spence / Same, 431, $824 (Stylish Rey Gay x Just A Sparknshine x Shining Spark); 2) SMART LOOKIN NURSE (13G) / Bart F Holowath / Bart F & Terri J Holowath, 431, $824 (WR This Cats Smart x Nurseware x Dual Rey); 2) STYLISH CAT N JAZZ (12G) / Pam A Myers / Same, 431, $824 (Tin Top Kat x Cattys Dual Jazz x Dual Jazz); 5) SHADY LIL TUCKER / Jerry M Beukelman / Jerry & Shirley Beukelman, 428, $412;

DERBY AMATEUR - 16 E. - $2,000 Add. - $5,200 TP

1) A STYLISH SPARK (13G) / Jesse J Spence / Same, 431, $1,560 (Stylish Rey Gay x Just A Sparknshine x Shining Spark); 2) STYLISH CAT N JAZZ (12G) / Pam A Myers / Same, 431, $1,248 (Tin Top Kat x Cattys Dual Jazz x Dual Jazz); 3) SWEET LIL CAROLINE / Ty K Cole / Ty Cole Perf Horses LLC, 424.5, $936; 4) A RUMOR HAS IT / Amelia Spratling-Wakley / Same, 423.5, $624; 5) VERY SMART IDEA / Melissa Garbrick / Same, 421, $468; 6) MAYTOWN MOONSHINE / Carrie A Devlin Whisler / Same, 417, $364;

DERBY NON-PRO LIMITED - 5 E. - $1,000 Add. $1,625 TP

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DERBY NON-PRO LIMITED LORI ADAMSKI-PEEK & DMAC WICKED SPOON

1) DMAC WICKED SPOON (11G) / Lori Adamski-Peek / Same, 287, $812.50 (Hes A Peptospoonful x Smokin Dually x Dual Pep); 2) SHINED WRIGHT (11G) / Corrie D Brock / Same, 278, $487.50 (Lenas WRight On x Shiney And Dressy x Shining Spark); 3) LIL PEPPY TRADITION / Corrie D Brock / Robert S Brock, 277, $325; ★

CRHA The Challenge Futurity

Unstoppable

Sunset Nite didn’t let an injury keep her from success at The Challenge Futurity. By Hannah Harrel • Photos by John O’Hara

Sunset Nite’s journey to the show

pen was not an easy one. Breeder, owner and trainer Mike Boyle knew the mare was talented and had the potential to make a great show horse, but before she even got the chance to step into the arena at her first futurity, she fractured a splint bone. Luckily, the stars aligned and Sunset Nite was able to make a comeback – one that resulted in the Futurity Levels 4, 3 and 2 Open championships at The Challenge Futurity, held in Burbank, California, from Oct. 25 to 29. “This mare had fractured her outside splint bone mid-year, and I had to give her three months off,” Boyle explained. “It wasn’t a devastating injury that she couldn’t come back from, but because it Sunset Nite overcame a splint bone injury and rose to the occasion at The Challenge Futurity, where she and Mike Boyle claimed the Levels 4, 3 and was a splint bone, until it 2 Open titles. healed, she was sore on it. Basically, she could walk and that was it.” splint bone, she reacted. the mare has a great personality for a show One day, Boyle went to pull her out of her “She was on 30 days of stall rest, then we horse and credited her demeanor with getstall and something was off. The next 90 swam her for 30 days to take the load off, and ting them through the tough times. days were stressful for everyone involved, but then after 60 days, we took another 30 days “She showed really well for me,” he said. the mare was able to make a full recovery just of only walking, trotting and loping straight “She’s just a show horse. Whatever she in time to get some show experience before lines before we could start to work maneuwarms up, that’s what she goes and shows. the National Reining Horse Association vers on her.” She’s all business. She’s not your typical (NRHA) Futurity. All of that time spent rehabilitating Sunset mare; she’s not distracted by things. There “I didn’t see any inflammation, so I took Nite (Gunners Special Nite x Sunset Whiz are two types of horses: show horses and her out and walked her and jogged her,” x Topsail Whiz) paid off when she banked non-show horses. The show horses, it seems Boyle said. “She didn’t feel terrible, but we $6,802 for her efforts at The Challenge. like you never have to make excuses for ride these futurity horses every day, so we Boyle was exceptionally pleased with her them. Even though things might happen, can tell when something’s just not right. performance, which the judges rewarded they’ll go in and show. The reality of it is this When I stepped off of her, I ran my hand with a score of 147.5. The horseman, who mare is really good-minded and more than down her legs. When I got to that outside has won nearly $375,000 in his career, said anything, that’s what’s saved me.”

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Rick Christen beat his nerves to score the Futurity Level 4 Non-Pro Championship aboard Xtra Prettycocktail.

The mare’s mental soundness combined with her athletic abilities have earned her a permanent place in Boyle’s barn. Her dam, Sunset Whiz, who is also owned by Boyle and his wife, Barbi, has already produced some great reining horses, including $162,400-earner Show Me The Buckles (by Wimpys Little Step). With a pedigree like that, Sunset Nite might also have the potential to join the broodmare band and follow in her mother’s footsteps. “My wife says we can’t sell her,” said Boyle, who has bred horses that have gone on to win more than $700,000, according to EquiStat. “Because we’re in the business, we have to sell our babies. That’s just part of the thing. But we’re in a place now that if we find a special horse – and this is a special horse – we can keep it. “That’s really neat for us. Barb and I are small-time breeders, but we’re closing in on $1 million. That’s always been a goal of ours – to become million-dollar breeders. Hopefully Sunset Nite will get us part of the way there.” Before Sunset Nite can prove her worth as a producer, though, she gets to continue to shine in the show pen. Boyle planned to take her to the NRHA Futurity and said he was excited to see what the mare was capable of

at the biggest event of the year. “Any trainer will tell you that you get a feeling leading up to the Futurity about a horse and if they’re going to do well. I have a good feeling about this horse. I don’t feel like it’s bad luck to say that. I really feel like she’s ready to go and, maybe with a little luck, we can make the Open finals there.”

Futurity Level 4 Non-Pro

Rick Christen had two horses – Xtra Prettycocktail and Annies Magnum Dream – in the Futurity Level 4 Non-Pro in Burbank, and while Annies Magnum Dream was still a bit green, he made the most of his run aboard Xtra Prettycocktail to claim the Championship. Their score of 143.5 earned them a check for $734. This was the first time Christen had shown “CJ,” and he admitted he was a little anxious to see how things turned out. “It’s a horse that we purchased from Xtra [Quarter Horses],” Christen explained. “He was a pass out in the [NRHA] Futurity Sales. This was my first time to show him, and I was extremely nervous because I haven’t had a real good history with the [3-year-olds]. What we did was, I let my trainer, Dan Huss, stay on him and I stayed off him until right before [The Challenge Futurity].”

Huss showed the stallion in the Futurity Open at the High Roller Reining Classic earlier this year, where they tied for ninth in Level 4, finished third in Level 3 and won Level 2. Huss also made the Futurity Levels 3 and 2 Open finals on CJ at the All American Quarter Horse Congress. So far, the stallion has garnered nearly $12,000 in the show pen. “Dan was able to get a piece of it at the High Roller and then the Quarter Horse Congress,” Christen recalled. “Then it was my turn to get the butterflies flying before the Non-Pro Futurity in Oklahoma City.” Christen said even though CJ is still a stallion, his personality outside of the show pen is pretty relaxed, and he is looking forward to their future together. “He’s pretty laid-back, but as soon as I say that, he could turn into King Kong next week,” Christen said with a laugh. “You can usually tell though, and this one’s pretty laidback. Dan has done a great job of getting him really broke.” CJ, bred by Clint Haverty, is from Wimpyneedsacocktail’s first foal crop and out of the great mare Prettywhizprettydoes (by Topsail Whiz). Perhaps it was those bloodlines that made Haverty decide to pass out when the stallion brought $40,000 at the NRHA/Markel Futurity Prospect Sale in 2016. He is a half-brother to the great 2007 stallion Spooks Gotta Whiz (by Spooks Gotta Gun), an earner of $363,435 who won the NRHA Triple Crown and sired an NRHA Futurity Level 4 Open Champion in his second foal crop. While Christen, who has accumulated nearly $350,000 in his show career, said he has not had good luck in the past at the NRHA Futurity, he is still looking forward to what he can get done with both CJ and Annies Magnum Dream (Magnum Chic Dream x Skeets Little Annie x Skeets Peppy) this year in Oklahoma. “I have a tendency to be fine the first couple shows, and then when I get to the Futurity, I tend to screw it up,” Christen said. “I’ve only made the finals once in 14 years, and I’ve taken 25 horses there. “When you know you have a good one, it just becomes more of a pressured mind game. We just try to stay out of the penalty box. It’s exciting, because you see this project and you see them coming along. It’s really just you against the pattern. Sometimes I get caught up with that. I just have to beat the pattern, and everything else will settle in.” QuarterHorseNews.com

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June Tabor showed off her patriotism at The Challenge. (above) The awards at The Challenge are some of the reasons reiners come back year after year.

(left) Chuy Chavez hung up ribbons to show off the loot his barn won at The Challenge.

(right) The CRHA sponsored a delicious omelet breakfast one morning at the show.

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Results CRHA THE CHALLENGE FUTURITY

Burbank, CA â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct. 25-29, 2017 180 Entries - $41,250 Added - $56,360.13 Total Purse Horse / Rider / Owner / Score / Total $$

FUTURITY LEVEL 4 OPEN - 7 E. - $5,000 Add. $6,491.51 TP

FUTURITY LEVEL 1 OPEN YOLO JERSEY & MARTIN PADILLA

1) SUNSET NITE (14M) / Michael E Boyle / Michael E & Barbi L Boyle, 147.5, $2,921.18 (Gunners Special Nite x Sunset Whiz x Topsail Whiz); 2) BULLDOGS WHIZKEY (14S) / Daniel Schloemer / Marilyn Overgaard, 146, $2,272.03 (Whizkey N Diamonds x Starlights Sugarwhiz x Little Bay Starlight); 3) WHITEY N HOLLYWOOD / Pedro Baiao / Marc & Kathy Gordon, 143.5, $1,298.30;

FUTURITY LEVEL 3 OPEN - 6 E. - $4,000 Add. $4,969 TP 1) SUNSET NITE (14M) / Michael E Boyle / Michael E & Barbi L Boyle, 147.5, $2,236.05 (Gunners Special Nite x Sunset Whiz x Topsail Whiz); 2) YOLO JERSEY (14M) / Martin Padilla / Justine L Mattes, 146.5, $1,739.15 (Yellow Jersey x Colonels Cattin Gun x Colonels Smoking Gun); 3) BULLDOGS WHIZKEY / Daniel Schloemer / Marilyn Overgaard, 146, $993.80;

FUTURITY LEVEL 2 OPEN - 9 E. - $3,000 Add. $4,111.50 TP

FUTURITY LEVEL 3 NON-PRO JILL RAMLETH & SHINE ON CHEX

1) SUNSET NITE (14M) / Michael E Boyle / Michael E & Barbi L Boyle, 147.5, $1,644.60 (Gunners Special Nite x Sunset Whiz x Topsail Whiz); 2) YOLO JERSEY (14M) / Martin Padilla / Justine L Mattes, 146.5, $1,233.45 (Yellow Jersey x Colonels Cattin Gun x Colonels Smoking Gun); 3) WHITE TYE AFFAIR / Marty A Bales / Joshua S Davies, 143.5, $822.30; 4) GUNNA SAIL AWAY / Daphne Foran / Sleipner LLC, 140, $411.15;

FUTURITY LEVEL 1 OPEN - 8 E. - $1,000 Add. $1,365.76 TP 1) YOLO JERSEY (14M) / Martin Padilla / Justine L Mattes, 146.5, $546.30 (Yellow Jersey x Colonels Cattin Gun x Colonels Smoking Gun); 2) WHITE TYE AFFAIR (14S) / Marty A Bales / Joshua S Davies, 143.5, $409.73 (Smart And Shiney x Cowgirl Affair x Major Vaquero); 3) GUNNA SAIL AWAY / Daphne Foran / Sleipner LLC, 140, $273.15; 4) SPLASH BIG TIME / Jesus E Chavez / Laura Johnson, 139.5, $68.29; 4) THIS WIMPYS DUN IT / Luis Torres / Jorge Salazar, 139.5, $68.29;

FUTURITY LEVEL 4 NON-PRO - 5 E. - $1,000 Add. $1,223.25 TP

FUTURITY LEVEL 2 NON-PRO SHANNON MCCARTY & TIMETOTINKERWITHGUNS

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1) XTRA PRETTYCOCKTAIL (14S) / Frederick R Christen / Same, 143.5, $733.95 (Wimpyneedsacocktail x Prettywhizprettydoes x Topsail Whiz); 2) SHINE ON CHEX (14G) / Jill Ramleth / Same, 132, $489.30 (Shine On Line x Chex Little Lena x Smart Little Lena);

DERBY LEVELS 2 & 1 OPEN WHIZZKEYS LIL GUN & KARI KLINGENBERG

The show results published in Quarter Horse News are provided by the show management and are tentative at the time of publication.

FUTURITY LEVEL 3 NON-PRO - 3 E. - $500 Add. $557 TP 1) SHINE ON CHEX (14G) / Jill Ramleth / Same, 132, $334.20 (Shine On Line x Chex Little Lena x Smart Little Lena); 2) TIMETOTINKERWITHGUNS (14S) / Shannon Spitser McCarty / Same, 128, $222.80 (Tinker With Guns x Time To Rein x Hollywood Dun It);

FUTURITY LEVEL 2 NON-PRO - 1 E. - $500 Add. $509.50 TP 1) TIMETOTINKERWITHGUNS (14S) / Shannon Spitser McCarty / Same, 128, $509.50 (Tinker With Guns x Time To Rein x Hollywood Dun It);

DERBY LEVEL 4 OPEN - 4 E. - $5,000 Add. - $5,779 TP 1) CHEXMASTER (11S) / Tracer S Gilson / Joe & Karen Moran, 150, $3,467.40 (Nu Chex To Cash x Snip O Gun x One Gun); 2) CHICS DREAM (11G) / Dan L Huss / Morris H Kulmer, 147, $2,311.60 (Magnum Chic Dream x First Ex Flame x Expensive Flame);

DERBY LEVEL 3 OPEN - 10 E. - $4,000 Add. - $5,539 TP 1) CHEXMASTER (11S) / Tracer S Gilson / Joe & Karen Moran, 150, $2,215.60 (Nu Chex To Cash x Snip O Gun x One Gun); 2) WHIZZKEYS LIL GUN (11M) / Kari Anna Klingenberg / Foothills Farm, 148.5, $1,661.70 (Colonels Lil Gun x Sugar Baby Whiz x Topsail Whiz); 3) CHICS DREAM / Dan L Huss / Morris H Kulmer, 147, $1,107.80; 4) LIL GUN SPARK / Daphne Foran / Copus Perf Horses Inc, 146.5, $553.90;

DERBY LEVEL 2 OPEN - 19 E. - $2,500 Add. - $4,585.25 TP 1) WHIZZKEYS LIL GUN (11M) / Kari Anna Klingenberg / Foothills Farm, 148.5, $1,146.31 (Colonels Lil Gun x Sugar Baby Whiz x Topsail Whiz); 2) CHICS DREAM (11G) / Dan L Huss / Morris H Kulmer, 147, $756.57 (Magnum Chic Dream x First Ex Flame x Expensive Flame); 2) SHINE SPOOK SHINE (12S) / Jesus E Chavez / Kathleen Jackson, 147, $756.57 (Smart Spook x Ebony Shines x Shining Spark); 4) LIL GUN SPARK / Daphne Foran / Copus Perf Horses Inc, 146.5, $458.52; 5) WOODYS TOY GUN / Chuy Chavez / Rob & Karen Di Napoli, 145.5, $412.67; 6) CROMED OUT MAJOR / Dallas Wedel / Joann Reilly Kass, 144, $320.97; 6) IM WHIZ SHINE / Dallas Wedel / Laurie M Aitken, 144, $320.97; 8) NEVER FORGET BABY / Dan L Huss / Otto L Stanislaw Jr, 142.5, $229.26; 9) ALL THEM BIG CHEX / Cheyenne D Leon / Kellcie Dykes, 142, $183.41;

DERBY LEVEL 1 OPEN - 18 E. - $1,250 Add. $2,304.49 TP 1) WHIZZKEYS LIL GUN (11M) / Kari Anna Klingenberg / Foothills Farm, 148.5, $576.13 (Colonels Lil Gun x Sugar Baby Whiz x Topsail Whiz); 2) SHINE SPOOK SHINE (12S) / Jesus E Chavez / Kathleen Jackson, 147, $460.90 (Smart Spook x Ebony Shines x Shining Spark); 3) LIL GUN SPARK / Daphne Foran / Copus

DERBY LEVELS 4, 3, 2 & 1 NON-PRO TERESA HOLLAND & HOLLY ROWDY WHIZ

CRHA The Challenge Futurity Perf Horses Inc, 146.5, $299.58; 4) DUNITS LIL GUN / Nicolas Barthelemy / David Adams, 145.5, $218.93; 4) WOODYS TOY GUN / Chuy Chavez / Rob & Karen Di Napoli, 145.5, $218.93; 6) CROMED OUT MAJOR / Dallas Wedel / Joann Reilly Kass, 144, $161.31; 6) IM WHIZ SHINE / Dallas Wedel / Laurie M Aitken, 144, $161.31; 8) ALL THEM BIG CHEX / Cheyenne D Leon / Kellcie Dykes, 142, $115.22; 9) DOUGH FOR IT / Kristi L Berg / Kelley Suzanne Cooper, 140.5, $92.18;

DERBY LEVEL 4 NON-PRO - 9 E. - $5,000 Add. $6,966.50 TP 1) HOLLY ROWDY WHIZ (11G) / Teresa A Holland / J & T Enterprises, 143.510, $2,786.60 (Rowdy Yankee x Ghost Buster Baby x Topsail Whiz); 2) CHICS DREAM (11G) / Morris H Kulmer / Same, 143.5, $2,089.95 (Magnum Chic Dream x First Ex Flame x Expensive Flame); 3) CORONAS BEST ONE YET / Mackenzie C Krajenke / Same, 142.5, $1,393.30; 4) MISS MCDREAMY / Brenda Joyce / Frederick R Christen, 140.5, $696.65;

DERBY LEVEL 3 NON-PRO - 9 E. - $2,500 Add. $3,554.49 TP 1) HOLLY ROWDY WHIZ (11G) / Teresa A Holland / J & T Enterprises, 143.5, $1,421.80 (Rowdy Yankee x Ghost Buster Baby x Topsail Whiz); 2) CORONAS BEST ONE YET (11G) / Mackenzie C Krajenke / Same, 142.5, $1,066.35 (Dun It Regally x Einsteins Corona x Great Resolve); 3) MISS MCDREAMY / Brenda Joyce / Frederick R Christen, 140.5, $710.90; 4) DOUBLE DOWN SHINER / Anna L Schwartz / Same, 139.5, $177.72; 4) THE PRIMA BALLERINA / Jennifer L Gilliam / Same, 139.5, $177.72;

DERBY LEVEL 2 NON-PRO - 0 E. - $1,000 Add. $1,698.24 TP 1) HOLLY ROWDY WHIZ (11G) / Teresa A Holland / J & T En-

Results

The show results published in Quarter Horse News are provided by the show management and are tentative at the time of publication.

terprises, 143.5, $475.51 (Rowdy Yankee x Ghost Buster Baby x Topsail Whiz); 2) WHIZKEY N CASH (12S) / Careena Westin / Same, 143, $373.62 (Topsail Whiz x Dun It For Chex x Hollywood Dun It); 3) CORONAS BEST ONE YET / Mackenzie C Krajenke / Same, 142.5, $288.70; 4) GUNNIN FOR A SHINE / Micki Quinn / Cjs Dream Perf Horses, 141, $169.82; 5) DOUBLE DOWN SHINER / Anna L Schwartz / Same, 139.5, $144.35; 5) THE PRIMA BALLERINA / Jennifer L Gilliam / Same, 139.5, $144.35; 7) TICK TIC BOOM / Julia Schmida / Same, 139, $101.89;

DERBY LEVEL 1 NON-PRO - 17 E. - $500 Add. $889.51 TP 1) HOLLY ROWDY WHIZ (11G) / Teresa A Holland / J & T Enterprises, 143.5, $231.27 (Rowdy Yankee x Ghost Buster Baby x Topsail Whiz); 2) WHIZKEY N CASH (12S) / Careena Westin / Same, 143, $195.69 (Topsail Whiz x Dun It For Chex x Hollywood Dun It); 3) CORONAS BEST ONE YET / Mackenzie C Krajenke / Same, 142.5, $124.53; 4) GUNNIN FOR A SHINE / Micki Quinn / Cjs Dream Perf Horses, 141, $88.95; 5) DOUBLE DOWN SHINER / Anna L Schwartz / Same, 139.5, $80.06; 6) TICK TIC BOOM / Julia Schmida / Same, 139, $71.16; 7) RCY KINGSILVER ENOCH / Robert A Pearce / Same, 138.5, $53.37; 8) ELECTRIC SKEET / Jenny R Loveland / Same, 136.5, $44.48;

DERBY PRIME TIME NON-PRO - 9 E. - $1,000 Add. $1,413.25 TP 1) HOLLY ROWDY WHIZ (11G) / Teresa A Holland / J & T Enterprises, 143.510, $565.30 (Rowdy Yankee x Ghost Buster Baby x Topsail Whiz); 2) CHICS DREAM (11G) / Morris H Kulmer / Same, 143.5, $423.98 (Magnum Chic Dream x First Ex Flame x Expensive Flame); 3) MISS MCDREAMY / Brenda Joyce / Frederick R Christen, 140.5, $282.65; 4) DOUBLE DOWN SHINER / Anna L Schwartz / Same, 139.5, $141.32;

DERBY AMATEUR - 12 E. - $500 Add. - $650 TP 1) WHIZKEY N CASH (12S) / Careena Westin / Same, 143, $260 (Topsail Whiz x Dun It For Chex x Hollywood Dun It); 2) CORONAS BEST ONE YET (11G) / Mackenzie C Krajenke / Same, 142.5, $195 (Dun It Regally x Einsteins Corona x Great Resolve); 3) GUNNIN FOR A SHINE / Micki Quinn / Cjs Dream Perf Horses, 141, $130; 4) DOUBLE DOWN SHINER / Anna L Schwartz / Same, 139.5, $65;

STAKES LEVEL 4 OPEN - 5 E. - $1,500 Add. $1,782.63 TP 1) CHEXMASTER (11S) / Tracer S Gilson / Joe & Karen Moran, 150, $1,069.58 (Nu Chex To Cash x Snip O Gun x One Gun); 2) WHIZZKEYS LIL GUN (11M) / Kari Anna Klingenberg / Foothills Farm, 148.5, $713.05 (Colonels Lil Gun x Sugar Baby Whiz x Topsail Whiz);

STAKES LEVEL 3 OPEN - 7 E. - $1,000 Add. $1,318.25 TP 1) CHEXMASTER (11S) / Tracer S Gilson / Joe & Karen Moran, 150, $593.21 (Nu Chex To Cash x Snip O Gun x One Gun); 2) WHIZZKEYS LIL GUN (11M) / Kari Anna Klingenberg / Foothills Farm, 148.5, $461.39 (Colonels Lil Gun x Sugar Baby Whiz x Topsail Whiz); 3) CHICS DREAM / Dan L Huss / Morris H Kulmer, 147, $263.65;

STAKES LEVEL 2 OPEN - 7 E. - $500 Add. - $652 TP 1) WHIZZKEYS LIL GUN (11M) / Kari Anna Klingenberg / Foothills Farm, 148.5, $293.40 (Colonels Lil Gun x Sugar Baby Whiz x Topsail Whiz); 2) CHICS DREAM (11G) / Dan L Huss / Morris H Kulmer, 147, $228.20 (Magnum Chic Dream x First Ex Flame x Expensive Flame); 3) ALL THEM BIG CHEX / Cheyenne D Leon / Kellcie Dykes, 142, $130.40; â&#x2DC;&#x2026;

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CRCA Futurity

Rey Chex Dun It and Jeremy Knoles, pictured at the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, put on a show in the fence work at the CRCA Futurity to take home the winner’s check in the Open.

Gettin’ It Dun

Rey Chex Dun It took care of business at the CRCA Futurity. By Kate Bradley Byars

Jeremy Knoles always believed

in Rey Chex Dun It. The 3-year-old stallion lived up to those expectations at the Colorado Reined Cowhorse Association (CRCA) Futurity, held Oct. 25-29 in McCook, Nebraska. The duo accumulated a 428 composite score (141 herd/140.5 rein/146.5 cow) to capture the Futurity Open Championship. The 2014 son of Rey Dual and Chex Cream N Sugar (by Chex N Dun It) topped the 10-horse class and earned $2,210 for owners Gary and Sharon Romey.

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Rey Chex Dun It has been a solid mount for Knoles, who bought the San Juan Ranchbred horse as a 2-year-old and later sold it to the Romeys. “I thought he had a lot of potential. I told the Romeys I wouldn’t sell him to them unless they let me train and show him at the futurities,” Knoles recalled. “He has won money everywhere I’ve shown him. He’s great-minded and was easy to train.” Rey Chex Dun It has carried Knoles to more than $4,700 in total earnings from the Mid-America Futurity in August and

the South Dakota Reined Cow Horse Association Futurity and Stallion Stakes in early September. The pair just missed making the finals at the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity in Fort Worth, Texas. “This horse is always right in there – a good fence horse and a good herd horse,” Knoles said. “He’s OK in the reining but getting better. What I like most about him is that he’s consistent and doesn’t have bad days. He really tries hard at everything you do, and he’s got a lot of grit down the fence.”

A 4-point margin separated Rey Chex Dun It’s fence score from Futurity Open Reserve Champion Seven S Tina Rey (Play Dual Rey x Very Smart Valentina x Very Smart Remedy), ridden by Kyle Trahern. Bred by R T Stuart Ranch LLC and owned by Silver Spur Operating Co. LLC, the mare’s 428 composite tied to win, but their 142.5 didn’t hold up in the cow work tie-breaker. Trahern said he was still happy with his cowy mare. “She is a really cool mare. I won the MidAmerica Futurity on her and ended up making the Intermediate [Open] finals at the [NRCHA] Snaffle Bit Futurity,” he said. Trahern rode to a 142 in the herd work and a 143.5 in the reining. He was not surprised the mare held her own in the cutting, but said she really showed up for the rein work. “I always thought that cutting was her better event because she was so cowy,” Trahern said. “But in the reining, she’s been much more competitive at an Open level than I expected. She’s so willing and never tells you no.”

Futurity Non-Pro

My Little Jose went from the backburner to the top spot in owner and rider Debbie Crafton’s show string when she won all three individual events to capture the Futurity Non-Pro Championship in Nebraska. My Little Jose (Woody Be Tuff x Good Timing Jose x Pale Face Jose), bred by Douglas and Vinnetta Fahrenbruch, scored a 139 in the herd and down the fence, and a 140.5 in the rein work to amass a 418.5 for the win. It was the mare’s first time to be shown. Crafton bought her in September 2016 as an unstarted 2-year-old. The mare was behind but didn’t lack talent. “She has always been my pick as far as talent,” Crafton said. “She was really good in the rein work – got changed in the middle like a broke show horse and is a huge stopper, no matter the ground condition. I was tickled with her there. “The next day, we had the herd work. She is so cowy that my concern was to keep her from eating a cow! The fence work on day three, again she was just a good horse. We were leading it by 7 points going in, and I felt confident that if I could stay out of her way and just be there when she needed me, we would be OK.” The duo was definitely OK, pocketing more than $1,320 for their efforts. Crafton said the mare earned a top spot in her string for 2018, and she planned to point her

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CRCA Futurity

Debbie Crafton is proud of My Little Jose, who took her to the Futurity Non-Pro Championship at the CRCA Futurity. The plan now is for the duo to get ready for the NRCHA Derby next year.

toward the NRCHA Derby next. “This filly has been the kind that makes you feel like a horse trainer,” Crafton said proudly. “She’s that easy and that talented; she’s fun. I try to stay out of her way and not screw her up. I’m excited for her future.” The Futurity Non-Pro Reserve Champion title went to SS One Eyed Spur (WR One Eyed Jack x Zan Pepos Jackie x Zan Parr Jack), owned and bred by Thad and Kristen York, and 16-year-old rider Kasen York. This is the first futurity-age horse York has trained on his own, and the team finished second with a 406 (133 herd/137.5 rein/135.5 cow). “He was raised here on the ranch, he’s bred good and he has been a really good horse,” York said of SS One Eyed Spur. “He’s right at 16 hands and is a little more limited than some in the pen. He wants to be good, but he’s so big that there’s a fine line right there for him on how he can move. “He is really good and getting better down the fence,” he added. “In a year or so, he will be a fun horse. I was really happy with how we finished, and I feel really good about him. I’ll keep training him, rope on him and try to show him in some smaller derbies next year.”

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McCook, NE – Oct. 25-29, 2017 78 Entries - $13,150 Added - $25,702.57 Total Purse Horse / Rider / Owner / Score / Final $$ / Total $$

FUTURITY OPEN - 10 E. - $5,000 Add. - $8,500 TP

1) REY CHEX DUN IT (14S) / Jeremy S Knoles / Gary A & Sharon L Rmey, 428, $1,785, $2,210 (Rey Dual x Chex Cream N Sugar x Chex N Dun It); 2) SEVEN S TINA REY (14M) / Kyle Trahern / Silver Spur Oprtng Co Llc, 428, $1,487.50, $1,870 (Play Dual Rey x Very Smart Valentina x Very Smart Remedy); 3) RS DUALIN STARLIGHT / Jeremy S Knoles / Greg Puttergill, 423, $1,190, $1,402.50; 4) CANDY RAP / E J Laubscher / Darell W Wollert, 42.5, $743.75, $998.75; 4) SWEETHEARTS LEGACY (PT) / Peggy A Cummings / E J Laubscher, 422.5, $743.75, $913.75;

OTHER MONEY-EARNERS Shezacrackinnsparkin / Kyle Trahern / Thad W & Kristen York, $765; Wright As Hail / E J Laubscher / Tyler (Ty) Gillum, $340; HERD WORK - 1) Shezacrackinnsparkin, 144, $425; 2) Rs Dualin Starlight, 142, $212.50; 2) Seven S Tina Rey, 142, $212.50; REIN WORK - 1) Shezacrackinnsparkin, 145.5, $340; 1) Wright As Hail, 145.5, $340; 2) Seven S Tina Rey, 143.5, $170; COW WORK - 1) Rey Chex Dun It, 146.5, $425; 2) Candy Rap, 145, $255; 3) Sweethearts Legacy (PT), 144, $170;

FUTURITY LIMITED OPEN - 13 E. - $1,000 Add. $2,820 TP

1) BOONAS LIL KITTY (14M) / Matthew W Matusio / Randy Mitchell, 416.5, $592.20, $874.20 (King Of The Cats x Dualin Little Boon x Dualin Boon); 2) BET ME MISTER (14G) / Jill Lynn Cook / Cheryl A Swanson, 413, $493.50, $634.50 (Bet Hesa Cat x Misters Miss Remedy x Mister Dual Pep); 3) REYNING CATSNQUEENS / John E Ormson / Ethan R Walker, 411, $394.80, $479.40; 4) HIGH TANACAT / Tack Louthan / Karey E Cottrell Franz, 405.5, $296.10, $507.60; 5) MISS TWIST N SHOUT / Kirk L Hall / Mick Anderson, 404.5, $197.40, $267.90;

OTHER MONEY-EARNERS Vees Diamond / Spencer Bruce / Liz A Armenta, $56.40; HERD WORK - 1) Boonas Lil Kitty, 140, $141; 2) High Tanacat, 138, $70.50; 2) Miss Twist N Shout, 138, $70.50; REIN WORK - 1) High Tanacat, 140.5, $141; 2) Bet Me Mister, 139, $84.60; 3) Vees Diamond, 137.5, $56.40; COW WORK - 1) Boonas Lil Kitty, 140.5, $141; 2) Reyning Catsnqueens, 140, $84.60; 3) Bet Me Mister, 137, $56.40;

FUTURITY NON-PRO - 4 E. - $1,500 Add. - $2,200 TP

1) MY LITTLE JOSE (14M) / Debbie Rene Crafton / Same, 418.5, $924, $1,320 (Woody Be Tuff x Good Timing Jose x Pale Face Jose); 2) SS ONE EYED SPUR (14G) / Kasen York / Thad W & Kristen York, 406, $616, $880 (WR One Eyed Jack x Zan Pepos Jackie x Zan Parr Jack); HERD WORK - 1) My Little Jose, 139, $132; 2) Ss One Eyed Spur, 133, $88; REIN WORK - 1) My Little Jose, 140.5, $132; 2) Ss One Eyed Spur, 137.5, $88; COW WORK - 1) My Little Jose, 139, $132; 2) Ss One Eyed Spur, 135.5, $88;

FUTURITY AMATEUR - 2 E. - $250 Add. - $390 TP

1) SS ONE EYED SPUR (14G) / Kasen York / Thad W & Kristen York, 406, $273, $390 (WR One Eyed Jack x Zan Pepos Jackie x Zan Parr Jack) HERD WORK - 1) Ss One Eyed Spur, 133, $39; REIN WORK - 1) Ss One Eyed Spur, 137.5, $39;

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Results COW WORK - 1) Ss One Eyed Spur, 135.5, $39;

FUTURITY NON-PRO LIMITED - 7 E. - $250 Add. $790 TP

1) ON LINE CHIC FLICK (14G) / Nicole M Westfall / Same, 419.5, $207.20, $318.20 (Shine On Line x Chics Sompen x Smart Chic Olena); 2) NIC SNEAKIN NITRO (14G) / Amanda D Friesen / Same, 405.5, $155.40, $199.80 (Shining Lil Nic x Sneakin Lil Nitro x Nitro Dual Doc); 3) METALLIC MISTRESS DR / Jason M Patrick / Whispering Willows Ranch, 405, $103.60, $155.40; 4) DUNITNMERCEDES / Kay B Pofahl / Same, 399.5, $51.80, $66.60;

OTHER MONEY-EARNERS Dunitmercedes / Kay B Pofahl / Same, $50; HERD WORK - 1) On Line Chic Flick, 136, $37; 2) Metallic Mistress Dr, 134, $22.20; 3) Dunitnmercedes, 131, $14.80; REIN WORK - 1) On Line Chic Flick, 143, $37; 2) Nic Sneakin Nitro, 138.5, $22.20; 3) Metallic Mistress Dr, 135, $14.80; COW WORK - 1) On Line Chic Flick, 140.5, $37; 2) Nic Sneakin Nitro, 139, $22.20; 3) Metallic Mistress Dr, 136, $14.80;

DERBY OPEN - 10 E. - $2,500 Add. - $4,600.01 TP

1) SMOOTHEST LITTLE CAT (13M) / Monty L Bruce / Kelly A McGuire, 427, $966, $1,203.67 (Smoother Than A Cat x Haidas Bunny x Haidas Little Pep); 2) MMR DUAL PEPALENA (12G) / James R (Jim) Cook / Cheryl A Swanson, 427, $805, $989 (Quejanaisalena x Misters Miss Remedy x Mister Dual Pep); 3) IM COUNTIN PENNIES / Lavert Avent / Brent G Lester, 425, $644, $759; 4) RL STYLING REY / Monty L Bruce / Gary W & Tracy L Thede, 424.5, $483, $713; 5) SWEET LIKE THAT / Jamie L Olson / Same, 422, $322, $582.67;

OTHER MONEY-EARNERS Minnie Time / Jamie L Olson / Zoe Ann Huffman, $230; Wood Boon / E J Laubscher / Darell W Wollert, $76.67; Addatuddy Merada Nic / Monty L Bruce / Tracy L Thede, $46; HERD WORK - 1) Mmr Dual Pepalena, 144, $184; 1) Sweet Like That, 144, $184; 3) Addatuddy Merada Nic, 142, $46; 3) Smoothest Little Cat, 142, $46; REIN WORK - 1) Rl Styling Rey, 145, $230; 2) Smoothest Little Cat, 143, $76.67; 2) Sweet Like That, 143, $76.67; 2) Wood Boon, 143, $76.67; COW WORK - 1) Minnie Time, 148, $230; 2) Im Countin Pennies, 142, $115; 2) Smoothest Little Cat, 142, $115;

DERBY LIMITED OPEN - 13 E. - $750 Add. $2,342.55 TP

1) NOVALENALICIOUS (12M) / Matthew W Matusio / Same, 418, $491.93, $726.19 (CDS Boonolena x Royal Silver Belle x Royal Silver King); 2) NIGHT TIME PLAYMATE (13S) / Kirk L Hall / Mick Anderson, 416.5, $409.94, $597.35 (Night Time Shiner x Hr Playmates Peppi x Star Chex Badger); 3) AMR ONETIME DRYFIRE / Katie E Walker / Matt W & Katie E Walker, 417, $327.95, $445.08; 4) PAY DAY DUAL REY / Riley Willumsen / David Albrecht, 411.5, $245.96, $269.39; 5) HIGHBROWS GOLDEN REY / Trystan Kay Cooper / Naomi Bancroft, 410.5, $163.98, $234.26;

OTHER MONEY-EARNERS The Metallic Patron / Ethan R Walker / Mike & Kim St Clair, $70.28; HERD WORK - 1) Novalenalicious, 140.5, $117.13; 2) The Metallic Patron, 140, $70.28; 3) AMR Onetime Dryfire, 139, $46.85; REIN WORK - 1) Night Time Playmate, 139.5, $117.13; 2) Highbrows Golden Rey, 139, $70.28; 3) AMR Onetime Dryfire, 138.5, $23.43; 3) Pay Day Dual Rey, 138.5, $23.43; COW WORK - 1) Novalenalicious, 142, $117.13; 2) Night Time Playmate, 140, $70.28; 3) AMR Onetime Dryfire, 139.5, $46.85;

The show results published in Quarter Horse News are provided by the show management and are tentative at the time of publication.

DERBY NOVICE HORSE OPEN - 6 E. - $750 Add. $1,485.01 TP

1) SMOOTHEST LITTLE CAT (13M) / Monty L Bruce / Kelly A McGuire, 427, $519.75, $675.68 (Smoother Than A Cat x Haidas Bunny x Haidas Little Pep); 2) MMR DUAL PEPALENA (12G) / James R (Jim) Cook / Cheryl A Swanson, 427, $311.85, $430.65 (Quejanaisalena x Misters Miss Remedy x Mister Dual Pep); 3) IM COUNTIN PENNIES / Lavert Avent / Brent G Lester, 425, $207.90, $304.43;

OTHER MONEY-EARNERS Minnie Time / Jamie L Olson / Zoe Ann Huffman, $74.25; HERD WORK - 1) Mmr Dual Pepalena, 144, $74.25; 2) Smoothest Little Cat, 142, $44.55; 3) Im Countin Pennies, 141, $29.70; REIN WORK - 1) Smoothest Little Cat, 143, $74.25; 2) MMR Dual Pepalena, 142.5, $44.55; 3) Im Countin Pennies, 142, $29.70; COW WORK - 1) Minnie Time, 148, $74.25; 2) Im Countin Pennies, 142, $37.13; 2) Smoothest Little Cat, 142, $37.13;

DERBY NON-PRO - 6 E. - $750 Add. - $1,485 TP

1) POWER RANGER ONE (12G) / Debbie Rene Crafton / Same, 425.5, $519.75, $697.95 (One Time Pepto x Stylish Lady Lena x Docs Stylish Oak); 2) RAISING HAIL (13G) / Todd Thieszen / Todd & Shariel Thieszen, 418.5, $311.85, $400.95 (Nics Lil Peppy x Hailn Magic Diamonds x Shine Like Hail); 3) PRINCESSQUANAHPARKER / Kristy Kay Miller / Same, 414.5, $207.90, $252.45;

OTHER MONEY-EARNERS Blues Wright On / Megan Ciana / Same, $44.55; Boxo Valentines Cat / Jecca R Ostrander / Same, $44.55; Downtown Dual Rey / Donald W Stewart / Donald W & Tamara Stewart, $44.55; HERD WORK - 1) Power Ranger One, 142, $74.25; 2) Downtown Dual Rey, 140, $44.55; 3) Princessquanahparker, 138, $14.85; 3) Raising Hail, 138, $14.85; REIN WORK - 2) Blues Wright On, 140, $44.55; 2) Raising Hail, 141.5, $74.25; 3) Power Ranger One, 139.5, $29.70; COW WORK - 1) Power Ranger One, 144, $74.25; 2) Boxo Valentines Cat, 141, $44.55; 3) Princessquanahparker, 140, $29.70;

DERBY AMATEUR - 2 E. - $200 Add. - $440 TP

1) PRINCESSQUANAHPARKER (12M) / Kristy Kay Miller / Same, 414.5, $238, $306 (Hickorys Indian Pep x Young Guns Babe x Young Gun);

OTHER MONEY-EARNERS Boxo Valentines Cat / Jecca R Ostrander / Same, $124; Downtown Dual Rey / Donald W Stewart / Same, $10; HERD WORK - 1) Princessquanahparker, 138, $34; REIN WORK - 1) Princessquanahparker, 136.5, $34; COW WORK - 1) Boxo Valentines Cat, 141, $34;

DERBY NON-PRO LIMITED - 5 E. - $200 Add. - $650 TP

1) WILD HAIRED TROOPER (11G) / Alison A Brantley / Same, 423, $192.50, $364 (Wild Haired Cat x Summer Mate x Smart Mate); 2) STARLIGHTS DANCER (13M) / Debra L Ellis Wetherbee / Same, 413.5, $115.50, $154 (Starlights Starbrite x Jjays Last Dance x Doc’s J Jay); 3) DRY BLUE GRASS / Linda K Field / Same, 412, $77, $115.50;

OTHER MONEY-EARNERS I Surely Nita Cat / Linda Pratt / Same, $16.50; HERD WORK - 1) Wild Haired Trooper, 140, $27.50; 2) I Surely Nita Cat, 137, $16.50; 3) Starlights Dancer, 135, $11; REIN WORK - 1) Wild Haired Trooper, 142.5, $27.50; 3) Dry Blue Grass, 136, $11; 3) Starlights Dancer, 141, $16.50; COW WORK - 1) Dry Blue Grass, 142, $27.50; 2) Wild Haired Trooper, 140.5, $16.50; 3) Starlights Dancer, 137.5, $11; ★

NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales

Testing the Waters The NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales crossed the $3 million threshold in net sales during its debut in Cowtown. Article & photos by Kelsey Pecsek

Along with many other changes to the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity this year, the Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales got the facelift many have been calling for. With 108 additional consignments over last year’s 195 and more than $3 million in net sales compared to $2,288,000 in 2016, industry leaders are calling the event a success. The move to Fort Worth, Texas, came with a sale company transition from Parnell Dickinson to Western Bloodstock, which is owned by Jeremy Barwick and his wife, Candace. Western Bloodstock hosted a breakfast each morning of the sales, and due to schedule conflicts, the new management team opted to combine the Select Yearling and Broodmare Sale with the Classic Yearling and Broodmare Sale for two sessions of a single NRCHA Yearling and Broodmare Sale. “I don’t know that there’s necessarily an up or down either way,” Barwick said of the new format, which had 96 horses catalogued in Session I and 162 the next day in Session II. “With the amount of time we had, that was the best we could make it work. They [the NRCHA] are going to adjust their schedule some next year, so that may change the format of the way we do it.” The unveiling of the Western Bloodstock NRCHA Sale Incentive was another perk that added to the excitement at this year’s sales. With $25,000 in added money from the NRCHA, buyer nomination fees and all sale repurchase fees going into the purse, Barwick said the side pot could pay handsomely, even in its inaugural year. “The new sale incentive was a huge hit. Lots of people paid up into it, so that thing’s going to pay really good,” Barwick said. “I think once people see the payout, it will only help in the future with what those horses are worth. There’s essentially another purse and you don’t even have to make the finals. I think that’s going to have a big impact.” 152 | Quarter Horse News | December 1, 2017

When Alison Bendele paid $90,000 for Shiine, the 2-year-old buckskin colt earned his place as the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales’ highest seller. The son of One Time Pepto was consigned by John and Melanie Lowrance.

While the Performance Horse Sale only attracted seven head – half the number of consignments there were in 2016 – the Select 2-Year-Old Sale was up by six. The biggest addition, though, was seen in the Yearling and Broodmare Sale sessions, where 249 horses passed through the ring, up an incredible 78 percent from last year’s figures. “I thought we had a good crowd of people there, the quality of horses was really good, and I thought they sold good,” Barwick said of the overall offering, which saw an 80 percent sell-through rate. “I would say all of that [increase in consignments] came from the location change. There’s so many horses here. “Everybody seemed to enjoy it. We are going to work on some things for next year to fix some things the best we can,” he added, noting that the NRCHA’s teamwork was superb. “We’re all a team; we all want the show to be successful and we all want the

sales to be successful, and that makes everybody successful. They are a phenomenal group of people.” The Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales’ overall highest seller was Hip No. 1030, Shiine. The 2015 buckskin colt, who was in training with Hunter Meinzer, brought a final bid of $90,000 for consignors John and Melanie Lowrance during the Select 2-Year-Old Sale on Oct. 13. Alison Bendele purchased Shiine (One Time Pepto x Shiners Eva x Shining Spark), whose oldest half-sibling is a CD Lights 3-year-old. Shiners Eva herself is an American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) point-earner in working cow horse. Shiine’s second dam, Oak N Sugs UFO (Doc’s Oak x Little Miss Sug x Peppy San Badger), is an earner of $43,172, according to Equi-Stat records. She earned more than $22,000 of that total as a 3-year-old in

NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales LEADING SIRES OF HORSES SOLD

(Sires of three or more horses sold, ranked by median)

The hammer fell at $59,000 for MC Metallic Lighting, proving the market for 2-year-old cow horses is strong.

the cutting pen, where she won the Calgary Stampede Futurity Open with Tim Castilaw riding. She has gone on to produce two money-earners, including 2014 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open and Intermediate Open finalist Oaks Avita (by Sweet Lil Pepto). “I do reining primarily but wanted to branch out in my program a little bit,” Bendele said. “That is a phenomenally beautiful horse. That’s probably one of the most beautiful animals I think I’ve ever seen. Once I saw that thing, I was just like, ‘I’ve got to have it!’” MC Metallic Lighting sold as Hip No. 1028 in the Select 2-Year-Old Sale for

SIRE One Time Pepto Metallic Cat Dual Rey CD Lights WR This Cats Smart Kit Kat Sugar Smooth As A Cat Bet Hesa Cat Hickory Holly Time Travelin Jonez Cats Merada Once In A Blu Boon Halreycious Light N Lena Dual Smart Rey Rockin W Hydrive Cat Im Countin Checks Cat Man Do Mr Playinstylish CD Diamond Royal Fletch

# CON. 19 48 12 7 9 8 7 8 9 8 3 11 3 4 10 4 7 7 3 14 23 3

# SOLD 17 38 7 5 8 8 7 6 8 5 3 9 3 4 7 3 4 4 3 9 22 3

% SOLD 89% 79% 58% 71% 89% 100% 100% 75% 89% 63% 100% 82% 100% 100% 70% 75% 57% 57% 100% 64% 96% 100%

NET $ $393,200 $741,400 $112,700 $102,000 $159,500 $125,900 $86,700 $95,800 $107,200 $48,000 $32,000 $86,700 $20,200 $29,600 $79,100 $18,500 $20,200 $21,400 $28,900 $55,100 $119,200 $14,200

NET AVG. $23,129 $19,511 $16,100 $20,400 $19,938 $15,738 $12,386 $15,967 $13,400 $9,600 $10,667 $9,633 $6,733 $7,400 $11,300 $6,167 $5,050 $5,350 $9,633 $6,122 $5,418 $4,733

MEDIAN $20,000 $20,000 $18,000 $16,000 $15,750 $13,100 $10,500 $10,350 $9,750 $9,500 $9,000 $8,500 $8,200 $7,250 $6,700 $6,000 $5,250 $5,250 $5,200 $5,200 $5,200 $5,000

NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Sales 303 horses consigned, $4,176,700 gross 243 sold, $3,028,100 net, $12,461 average and $8,700 median Legend: Horse, selling price, DOB, color, sex, pedigree, broodmare information, seller, buyer

1 Shiine $90,000 (1/16/2015 buckskin s) (One Time Pepto x Shiners Eva x Shining Spark); John & Melanie Lowrance; Alison Bendele

8 One Time Legend $33,500 (5/1/2015 bay g) (One Time Pepto x HR Playin Legend x Little Lenas Legend); Cowan Select Horses LLC; Shelly Hall

15 Metallic Memories $28,500 (1/7/2016 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x Nurse Gray x Grays Starlight); Hill Ranches; Teresa Ralls

2 MC Metallic Lighting $59,000 (4/29/2015 bay roan s) (Metallic Cat x Smart Lil Lighting x Smart Little Lena); MC Performance Horses; Eric and Wendy Dunn

9 Metallic Remedy $34,000 (1/11/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Remedy For Sweets x Grays Starlight); Hill Ranches; Edsall Horses, Agent

16/17 Hot Flashing Lights $28,000 (3/19/2016 sorrel s) (CD Lights x Shiners Hot Flash x Shining Spark); Winston Hansma; Ty Smith

3 Short On Sugar 016 $44,000 (2/1/2016 buckskin s) (Kit Kat Sugar x Shiney Shorty x Shorty Lena); Shadow Oak Ranch; Edsall Horses, Agent

10/11 Bet Shesa Pepto $30,000 (1/29/2016 red roan m) (Bet Hesa Cat x Lil Miss Pepto x Peptoboonsmal); Doug Carpenter (Rick Ford, Agent); BJ Avila

16/17 Swiss Sweet $28,000 (3/16/2015 sorrel s) (Sweet Lil Pepto x Swiss Cat x High Brow Cat); Hayden Upton; Dean Tuftin

4 This Lights Bright $42,000 (3/28/2015 sorrel m) (WR This Cats Smart x CD Bright Lights x CD Olena); Chris & Sarah Dawson; Equine Logistics

10/11 Better Pepto $30,000 (1/20/2016 red roan s) (One Time Pepto x Better Sue x Bet On Me 498); Flag Ranch LLC; Scott Stevens

5 ADB Payin It Forward $40,000 (6/17/2015 red roan s) (WR This Cats Smart x My Kind Pepto x Peptoboonsmal); Reba Rogers; James Garbrick

12/14 One Time Edition $29,000 (1/31/2016 sorrel s) (One Time Pepto x PG Special Edition x Playgun); Flag Ranch LLC; Richard Bell

6/7 Bet Across The Board $35,000 (3/7/2015 red roan s) (Bet Hesa Cat x One Little Reygina x One Time Pepto); Kevin Wood; Karren Costantino

12/14 Shine With Desire $29,000 (1/3/2009 sorrel m) (Shining Spark x Playin With Desire x Playin Stylish); Bred to Metallic Cat; Dickson & Tricia Varner; Bill Coon

6/7 My Cats Hips R Metal $35,000 (5/7/2016 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x Hip Hip Sue Rey x Dual Rey); Flag Ranch LLC; Shawn Madden

18/19 CD Shiney Light $27,000 (2/23/2014 smoky black s) (CD Lights x Smart Shiney Annie x Smart Shiner); Aaron Ranch; Jodi Rice 18/19 Little Drunk Dancer $27,000 (2/17/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Little Exotic Dancer x Smart Little Lena); Alan Chappell; Vick Etheridge 20 Smart Chex 016 $26,500 (2/14/2016 sorrel s) (Dual Smart Rey x Chex Out My Hiney x High Brow Cat); Shadow Oak Ranch; Jenna Hunt

12/14 SJR Metallic Gem $29,000 (1/24/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Shining Juliet x Shining Spark); San Juan Ranch; Don Matson

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$59,000, making him the secondmother, so I was pretty tickled.” highest seller in Fort Worth. Eric Short On Sugar 016 is out of and Wendy Dunn topped the bidShiney Shorty (by Shorty Lena), ding for the 2015 bay roan colt that an earner of $62,478 in cutting. was consigned by MC Performance In addition to her impressive Horses and in training with show career, Shiney Shorty has Stephen Hutchins at the time of earned a name for herself as a the sale. broodmare. She has produced A son of Equi-Stat Elite $16 10 money-earners, according to Million Sire Metallic Cat, MC Equi-Stat, with total offspring Metallic Lighting is out of the earnings in excess of $215,000. Smart Little Lena mare Smart Lil Her leading performers are the Lighting ($11,844). The NCHA 2010 Hydrive Cat gelding Short Western Nationals $3,000 Novice Drive ($95,067) and the 1998 Open finalist has produced seven Haidas Little Pep mare Haidas performance-age foals. Among Little Shorty ($49,421), who has them are 2012 gelding Smoothe gone on to produce earners of Lightning (by Smooth As A Cat), nearly $450,000 in her own right. an earner of $43,158 in cutting, and Short On Sugar 016 commanded attention as the highest-selling yearling at $44,000. “I love Shorty Lena mares, and MC Metallic Lighting’s full sister obviously that colt’s mama was Metallic Lilly, a 3-year-old mare with $2,500 est offspring are 3-year-olds in 2017. amazing and produced. I looked at him in in cutting earnings. “That was unexpected!” Barwick said the stall, and I liked him. I thought he would The highest-selling yearling at the Snaffle about the sale of the colt, who was purchased really fit my customer’s program,” Edsall said Bit Futurity Sales this year was a flashy by Clayton Edsall for a customer. “That of the colt he purchased for Kathryn Phillips. buckskin colt named Short On Sugar 016, horse in the round pen was such an athlete “Her whole goal is to have big, pretty, senconsigned as Hip No. 2032 by the Barwicks’ and so smart. I think he’ll do really well for sible horses. I just really liked the way he Shadow Oak Ranch. The hammer fell at them. He was absolutely beautiful. He was a handled himself, and I’ve since started him. I $44,000 for the son of 2012 NCHA Open great horse by one of the favorite studs that rode him twice already, and I think he’s a real Horse of the Year Kit Kat Sugar, whose oldwe stand. I raised that colt and still own his nice horse.” AGE GROUP

# CONSIGNED

GROSS SALES

GROSS AVG.

# SOLD

% SOLD

NET SALES

NET AVG.

MEDIAN

Broodmares

$346,700

$12,841

85%

$225,700

$9,813

$8,000

Weanling Colts

$9,500

100%

$9,500

Weanling Totals

$9,500

100%

$9,500

Yearling Colts

114

$1,659,800

$14,560

82%

$1,277,200

$13,587

$9,550

Yearling Fillies

$962,500

$10,577

82%

$713,400

$9,512

$7,000

Yearling Geldings

$122,700

$7,669

88%

$94,200

$6,729

$5,450

Yearling Totals

221

$2,745,000

$12,421

183

83%

$2,084,800

$11,392

$8,000

2-Year-Old Colts

$530,200

$27,905

63%

$346,200

$28,850

$20,000

2-Year-Old Fillies

$252,200

$14,835

76%

$193,200

$14,862

$13,200

2-Year-Old Geldings

$173,700

$15,791

73%

$122,700

$15,338

2-Year-Old Totals

$956,100

$20,343

70%

$662,100

$20,064

$16,000

$12,750

3-Year-Old Stallions

$52,000

$26,000

50%

$27,000

3-Year-Old Mares

$9,900

3-Year-Old Geldings

$9,500

3-Year-Old Totals

$71,400

$17,850

25%

$27,000

4-Year-Old Stallions

$29,000

4-Year-Old Mares

$11,000

100%

$11,000

$27,000 $0 $11,000

4-Year-Old Geldings

$8,000

100%

$8,000

4-Year-Old Totals

$48,000

$16,000

67%

$19,000

$9,500

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NRCHA SNAFFLE BIT FUTURITY SALES COMPARISONS YEAR

# CON.

GROSS $

GROSS AVG.

# SOLD

% SOLD

NET $

NET AVG.

MEDIAN

NRCHA SELECT 2-YEAR-OLD SALE 2017

$958,100

$20,385

70%

$664,100

$20,124

$16,000

2016

$936,050

$22,830

76%

$642,000

$20,710

$15,000

2015

$890,700

$15,357

79%

$662,950

$14,412

$10,625

2014

$1,032,300

$17,798

83%

$909,100

$18,940

$10,875

2013

n/a

$502,750

$11,692

n/a

2012

$773,850

$15,174

80%

$635,650

$15,504

$10,500

2011

$882,600

$15,217

72%

$673,900

$16,045

$7,300

NRCHA PERFORMANCE HORSE SALE 2017

$119,400

$17,057

43%

$46,000

$15,333

$11,000

2016

$213,000

$15,214

79%

$152,500

$13,864

$15,000

2015

$211,900

$11,772

67%

$127,400

$10,617

$8,750

2014

$350,100

$10,297

62%

$197,550

$9,407

$5,750

2013

n/a

$124,600

$9,585

n/a

2012

$279,400

$12,148

70%

$191,400

$11,963

$10,000

2011

$476,500

$11,081

72%

$325,700

$10,506

$7,200

NRCHA YEARLING & BROODMARE SALE 2017 (both sessions)

249

$3,101,200

$12,456

207

83%

$2,320,000

$11,208

$8,000

Session I

$1,122,200

$12,198

88%

$878,600

$10,847

$7,700

Session II

157

$1,979,000

$12,605

126

80%

$1,441,400

$11,440

$8,100

SELECT YEARLING & BROODMARE SALE 2016

$1,275,500

$14,331

92%

$1,154,500

$14,079

$9,900

2015

$1,435,750

$17,947

90%

$1,241,250

$17,240

$10,000

2014

$931,750

$16,065

88%

$801,500

$15,716

$10,000

2013

n/a

$806,800

$11,692

n/a

2012

$916,000

$12,901

85%

$775,500

$12,925

$10,000

2011

$634,900

$9,476

82%

$494,700

$8,995

$6,700

$369,300

$7,241

86%

$339,000

$7,705

$5,875

2015

$336,950

$6,877

92%

$321,200

$7,138

$5,000

2014

$302,400

$4,582

85%

$285,800

$5,104

$4,200

2013

n/a

$292,250

$5,571

n/a

2012

$212,900

$4,345

94%

$204,000

$4,435

$4,200

2011

$219,950

$3,928

93%

$193,850

$3,728

$2,800

CLASSIC YEARLING & BROODMARE SALE 2016

SALE TOTALS 2017

303

$4,176,700

$13,784

243

80%

$3,028,100

$12,461

$8,700

2016

195

$2,793,850

$14,327

168

86%

$2,288,000

$13,619

$9,125

2015

205

$2,875,800

$14,028

175

85%

$2,352,800

$13,445

$8,700

2014

216

$2,616,550

$12,114

176

81%

$2,193,950

$12,466

$7,375

2013

n/a

172

n/a

$1,729,400

$10,055

n/a

2012

194

$2,182,150

$11,248

163

84%

$1,806,550

$11,083

$7,700

2011

224

$2,213,950

$9,884

180

80%

$1,688,150

$9,379

$5,700

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Results NRCHA SELECT 2-YEAR-OLD SALE

Held October 13, 2017 47 horses consigned $956,100 gross for a $20,343 average 33 sold (70%), $662,100 net, $20,064 average and $16,000 median. Legend: (RNA) = Reserve not attained, horse did not sell. Horse, selling price, DOB, color, sex, pedigree, broodmare information, seller, buyer 1 Shiine $90,000 (1/16/2015 buckskin s) (One Time Pepto x Shiners Eva x Shining Spark); John & Melanie Lowrance; Alison Bendele. 2 Little Baby Rey $68,000 (RNA) (5/31/2015 sorrel s) (Dual Rey x Little Baby Sister x Dual Pep); Wes Ashlock, Agent for Tom &/or Jan Merryman. 3 MC Metallic Lighting $59,000 (4/29/2015 bay roan s) (Metallic Cat x Smart Lil Lighting x Smart Little Lena); MC Performance Horses; Eric & Wendy Dunn. 4/5 Captain Metallic $42,000 (RNA) (1/5/2015 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Sweet Shorty Lena x Shorty Lena); Cayley Wilson Performance Horses. 4/5 This Lights Bright $42,000 (3/28/2015 sorrel m) (WR This Cats Smart x CD Bright Lights x CD Olena); Chris & Sarah Dawson; Equine Logistics. 6 ADB Payin It Forward $40,000 (6/17/2015 red roan s) (WR This Cats Smart x My Kind Pepto x Peptoboonsmal); Reba Rogers; James Garbrick. 7 Bet Across The Board $35,000 (3/7/2015 red roan s) (Bet Hesa Cat x One Little Reygina x One Time Pepto); Kevin Wood; Karren Costantino. 8 One Time Legend $33,500 (5/1/2015 bay g) (One Time Pepto x HR Playin Legend x Little Lenas Legend); Cowan Select Horses, LLC; Shelly Hall. 9 Metallic Ten $31,500 (RNA) (5/13/2015 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x Hickory Ten x Docâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hickory); Wes Ashlock, Agent for Tom &/or Jan Merryman. 10 Swiss Sweet $28,000 (3/16/2015 sorrel s) (Sweet Lil Pepto x Swiss Cat x High Brow Cat); Hayden Upton; Dean Tuftin. 11 SJR Gold Coast $22,500 (1/24/2015 palomino m) (Smooth As A Cat x Shiners Goldielocks x Shining Spark); Ty Cole Performance Horses, LLC; James Garbrick. 12 Time Too Tango $21,000 (2/19/2015 red roan g) (One Time Pepto x Reward Me Please x Chic Please); Beverly Vaughn; John Kuhn. 13/19 Buckle Up $20,000 (RNA) (2/26/2015 red roan m) (Metallic Cat x Dressin Up x Peptoboonsmal); Alan Chappell. 13/19 Hesa Bettin Cat $20,000 (RNA) (2/24/2015 blue roan g) (Bet Hesa Cat x Hyadualin Darlin x Dual Pep); Nicole Carson. 13/19 Im A Purdy Cool Cat $20,000 (4/9/2015 sorrel m) (Metallic Cat x Gypsys Little Oak x Starlights Gypsy); Ty Cole Performance Horses, LLC; Parke Greeson. 13/19 Kit Kat Secret $20,000 (2/23/2015 sorrel s) (Kit Kat Sugar x One Little Secret x One Time Pepto); Brendon Clark; Charlie Williamson. 13/19 Lost Creek Heaven $20,000 (4/16/2015 sorrel m) (WR This Cats Smart x She Cat Seven x Seven From Heaven); Jordan Williams; Myles Brown. 13/19 Metallic Freckle $20,000 (4/16/2015 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Jasmin Sweet Freckle x Widows Freckles); Polo Ranch Stallions; Lisa Luna. 13/19 Sparky Jonez $20,000 (4/8/2015 buckskin m) (Travelin Jonez x Just A Sparknshine x Shining

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Spark); Calle Real, Agent for MC Performance Horses; Brock Arnold. 20 I Do It Smooth $19,700 (3/31/2015 sorrel g) (Cat Man Do x WR Smooth Lace x WR Smooth Whiskey); Slick Robison; Tripp Townsend. 21 Countin The Lights $19,000 (RNA) (4/8/2015 sorrel g) (Im Countin Checks x Cat Lights x High Brow Cat); Winston Hansma & Danny Motes. 22 Neverr Have I Ever $18,500 (3/17/2015 sorrel s) (High Brow Cat x Wood I Never x Zack T Wood); Wrigley Ranches, LLC; Ty Smith. 23 Pepper Time $16,000 (2/21/2015 sorrel m) (One Time Pepto x Peppers Stylish Cat x High Brow Cat); Newt White; Emilio Llamozas. 24/25 Run This Town $15,500 (3/22/2015 sorrel s) (Smart Luck x Lil Play Rey x Reys Dual Badger); Calle Real, Agent for Todd Crawford; Blue Allen. 24/25 Xtra Shiners Affairs $15,500 (RNA) (4/25/2015 sorrel m) (Shiners Voodoo Dr x A Lasting Attraction x Peptoboonsmal); Silver Spurs Equine (Todd Bergen, Agent). 26/27 JAC Miss Stylee Six $15,000 (RNA) (4/12/2015 sorrel m) (Mr Playinstylish x Six Flo Miss x Seven From Heaven); James & Annette Colvin (Jamie Stover, Agent). 26/27 MC Lights By The Sea $15,000 (3/16/2015 sorrel g) (CD Lights x Shining Cee x Shining Spark); MC Performance Horses; Suzette Probert. 28 Blue Suede Choos $13,200 (4/6/2015 blue roan m) (Metallic Cat x Smart Nu Annie x Smart Shiner); Mattie E. Neal; Ty Smith. 29/30 Beretta Jonez $12,000 (RNA) (5/13/2015 bay s) (Travelin Jonez x Berettas Shorty Girl x Shorty Lena); Calle Real, Agent for Todd Crawford. 29/30 Kittys Tuff Mudder $12,000 (RNA) (3/9/2015 sorrel g) (Dual Smart Rey x Dr Peppy Cat x High Brow Cat); Tauber Exploration. 31 Light Of A Full Moon $11,000 (RNA) (5/15/2015 sorrel s) (Moonstruck Pepto x A Classic Remedy x Very Smart Remedy); Carney Quarter Horses. 32 Ichinit $10,500 (5/11/2015 sorrel g) (Cat Ichi x Catarista x Smart Aristocrat); John & Mary Dangelmayr; Amanda Walker. 33/36 Boys Shes Packin $10,000 (2/23/2015 sorrel m) (Smooth As A Cat x Shiners Lil Pistol x Shining Spark); Roxanne Koepsell; Kurt Heim. 33/36 Curly Blue Boon $10,000 (5/11/2015 red roan s) (Once In A Blu Boon x Long Red Curls x Smart Little Lena); Bobby Lockhart; Ty Smith. 33/36 MC Diamonds Bythomas $10,000 (RNA) (3/19/2015 sorrel s) (Thomas E Hughes x Diamonds With Style x Playin Stylish); Julie & Mike Magness. 33/36 Nics Starlite $10,000 (5/1/2015 black m) (Nics Black Diamond x Houstons Lone Star x Hey Houston); Cowan Select Horses, LLC; Erin Hill. 37 Littlebitofthis $9,500 (RNA) (3/26/2015 sorrel s) (Dual R Smokin x WSR Cassies Cat x High Brow Cat); Carpenter/Smith (Teryn Muench, Agent). 38/39 Halrey $9,000 (1/30/2015 sorrel g) (Halreycious x Loves Etch x High Brow Cat); Cowan Select Horses, LLC; Kenneth Schueller. 38/39 Packin Lil Pepto $9,000 (3/21/2015 sorrel g) (Jasons Peptolena x Diamonds Sparklette x Genuine Doc); Aaron Ranch; Margaret Green. 40/41 Shes Devine $8,500 (2/1/2015 red roan m) (Metallic Cat x Shesa Show Stopper x Peptoboonsmal); JLC Performance Horses; Susie Reed.

40/41 Smooth Talkin Jonez $8,500 (RNA) (4/18/2015 sorrel m) (Travelin Jonez x Smoothly Done x Smooth As A Cat); Calle Real, Agent for MC Performance Horses. 42 Playin Cats $5,200 (4/12/2015 sorrel s) (Playin Stylish x Cats Tiara x High Brow Cat); MC Performance Horses; Ty Smith. 43/44 Ichi Guns $5,000 (3/31/2015 bay g) (Cat Ichi x Fletchs Pistol x Royal Fletch); Kirk Johnston; Cooper Smith. 43/44 Playin On The Bayou $5,000 (3/6/2015 brown s) (My Playinstylish x Little Bayou Babe x Smart Little Lena); Kit & Charlie Moncrief; Alexandra Wieland. 45/46 Cats Lil Doodle $4,000 (5/10/2015 sorrel m) (Cats Merada x Smart Lil Doodle x Ill Be Smart); Charles Mills; Ty Smith. 45/46 Chicswannadowhizkey $4,000 (3/22/2015 bay m) (Whizkey N Diamonds x What Chics Wanna Doo x Chic Please); Calle Real, Agent for Todd Crawford; Charlie Williamson. 47 This Chics Stylin $3,000 (5/2/2015 bay m) (My Playinstylish x Stylish Elans Chic x Docs Stylish Oak); Kit & Charlie Moncrief; Ty Smith.

NRCHA PERFORMANCE HORSE SALE

Held October 13, 2017 7 horses consigned $119,400 gross for a $17,057 average 3 sold (43%), $46,000 net, $15,333 average and $11,000 median. Legend: (RNA) = Reserve not attained, horse did not sell. Horse, selling price, DOB, color, sex, pedigree, broodmare information, seller, buyer 1 Hesa Royalena $29,000 (RNA) (2/21/2013 brown s) (Bet Hesa Cat x Black Tie Queen x Smart Lil Ricochet); Kirk Johnston. 2 CD Shiney Light $27,000 (2/23/2014 smoky black s) (CD Lights x Smart Shiney Annie x Smart Shiner); Aaron Ranch; Jodi Rice. 3 Montana Metal $25,000 (RNA) (3/8/2014 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x Grays Missylight x Grays Starlight); Beverly Vaughn. 4 Little Reytallicat $11,000 (4/12/2013 red roan m) (Metallic Cat x Little Reygena x Dual Rey); Calle Real, Agent for MC Performance Horses; Nicole Petty. 5 Shiny Sugar Shaker $9,900 (RNA) (3/18/2014 chestnut m) (Shine On Line x Ima Lone Star Jewel x Duel Intent); Sonny Rice Cutting Horses, LLC. 6 Rockin Out $9,500 (RNA) (5/3/2014 bay g) (Rockin W x Mylanta Lano x Mylanta Lena); McKenzie Merrill. 7 Lizzys Gotta Spark $8,000 (3/29/2013 sorrel g) (Dual Spark x Lizzys Styleique x Lizzys Gotta Player); Jim Loftin; Mozaun & Sarah McKibben.

NRCHA YEARLING & BROODMARE SALE SESSION I Held October 13, 2017 92 horses consigned $1,122,200 gross for a $12,198 average 81 sold (88%), $878,600 net, $10,847 average and $7,700 median.

Legend: (RNA) = Reserve not attained, horse did not sell. Horse, selling price, DOB, color, sex, pedigree, broodmare information, seller, buyer 1 SDP I Got Good Genes $79,000 (RNA) (4/26/2003 chestnut m) (Dual Rey x Peppys Misty Oaks x Candy Bar

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Results Peppy); Bred to Metallic Cat; SDP Buffalo Ranch. 2 MC Hammer Time $46,000 (RNA) (2/25/2016 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x One Sweet Sis x One Time Pepto); Kelsey Weeks Johnson. 3 Short On Sugar 016 $44,000 (2/1/2016 buckskin s) (Kit Kat Sugar x Shiney Shorty x Shorty Lena); Shadow Oak Ranch; Edsall Horses, Agent. 4/6 Bet Shesa Pepto $30,000 (1/29/2016 red roan m) (Bet Hesa Cat x Lil Miss Pepto x Peptoboonsmal); Doug Carpenter (Rick Ford, Agent); BJ Avila. 4/6 Better Pepto $30,000 (1/20/2016 red roan s) (One Time Pepto x Better Sue x Bet On Me 498); Flag Ranch, LLC; Scott Stevens. 4/6 Pounced Upon A Time $30,000 (RNA) (3/19/2016 red roan m) (One Time Pepto x Pounce x High Brow Cat); Clarke Butte Ranch. 7 Smart Chex 016 $26,500 (2/14/2016 sorrel s) (Dual Smart Rey x Chex Out My Hiney x High Brow Cat); Shadow Oak Ranch; Jenna Hunt. 8/9 Metallic Ruby Cat $26,000 (1/30/2016 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x Ruby Tuesday DNA x Peppy San Badger); Ruby Tuesday Partners; Dean Tuftin. 8/9 Shorty Metallic $26,000 (1/29/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Shortys Jay Ray x Dual Rey); Fults Ranch, Ltd.; John Adams. 10 This Cat Is A Jule $25,000 (RNA) (5/26/2016 sorrel s) (WR This Cats Smart x Soula Jule Forever x Soula Jule Star); Gardiner Quarter Horses. 11 Special Edition Cat $23,000 (4/17/2016 red roan m) (Metallic Cat x PG Special Edition x Playgun); Flag Ranch, LLC; Ty Smith. 12/13 A Spoonful Of Denver $22,000 (1/9/2016 bay roan m) (Metallic Cat x A Spoonful Short x Hes A Peptospoonful); Fults Ranch, Ltd.; Constance Todd. 12/13 Catsdualinpeptolena $22,000 (3/4/2016 red roan s) (Dual Smart Rey x Cats Peptolena x High Brow Cat); JBRS, LP; Shannon Merala. 14 Metallic Sweetness $21,000 (3/21/2016 red roan m) (Metallic Cat x A Spoonful O Sugar x Hes A Peptospoonful); Chris & Sarah Dawson; Christine Duis. 15 Annies Metallic Son $20,500 (3/24/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Smart Annie Rey x Dual Rey); Ben Hight; Jennifer Knoles. 16/18 Mr Canyon Cat $20,000 (3/30/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Ms Roan Freckles x Freckles Gay King); Alan Chappell; Samray Hooper. 16/18 Senoritas Holly Time $20,000 (4/28/2016 sorrel m) (Hickory Holly Time x Shiney Senorita x Shining Spark); Gardiner Quarter Horses; Preston Williams. 16/18 Time To Lay It Down $20,000 (4/8/2016 red roan m) (One Time Pepto x Katies Kitty x High Brow Cat); Chappell-White Partnership; Mark Cross.

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23 Seven S Code Red $18,000 (4/24/2016 sorrel g) (Blind Sided x Seven S Pretty Lady x Seven S Zanaday); Terry Stuart Forst; Wendy McLaughlin. 24 Ima Smart One Time $15,500 (3/9/2016 red roan s) (One Time Pepto x Above Smart Lil Lena x Smart Little Lena); Flag Ranch, LLC; Tyrel Marshall. 25 SJR Smooth Lil Oak $15,000 (3/15/2016 sorrel s) (Smooth As A Cat x Shiners Little Oak x Shining Spark); San Juan Ranch; Brent Ratliff. 26 RO One Time Lil Pep $13,500 (2/1/2016 bay roan s) (One Time Pepto x Shortys Lil Pep x Dual Pep); Louis & Paula Pinard; Theresa Clearwater. 27 SJR Metallic Spark $13,000 (1/29/2016 sorrel m) (Metallic Cat x CD Sparkle x CD Olena); San Juan Ranch; Kristen York. 28 This Senoritas Smart $11,700 (3/24/2016 sorrel m) (WR This Cats Smart x Shiney Senorita x Shining Spark); Gardiner Quarter Horses; Kyle Trahern. 29 Shes Almost Wright $10,700 (4/24/2016 sorrel m) (Hes Wright On x Isabellena x Quejanaisalena); Gardiner Quarter Horses; Whitby Farms Ltd. 30/33 Metallic Roan Reyna $10,000 (5/24/2016 bay roan m) (Metallic Cat x One Shiney Rey x Dual Rey); Diamond LK Cutting Horses; Alan Chappell. 30/33 Seven S Red Robin $10,000 (4/20/2016 red roan g) (Blind Sided x Seven S Dixie Chic x CJ Sugar Lena); Stuart Ranch; Wendy McLaughlin. 30/33 Shake Hiss Boonie $10,000 (RNA) (5/10/2016 chestnut m) (Smart Boons x Hissy Cat x High Brow Cat); Jeffrey W. & Jennifer Foland. 30/33 Sweet Baby Jonez $10,000 (3/10/2016 red roan s) (Travelin Jonez x A Spoonful O Sugar x Hes A Peptospoonful); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Cryin Coyote Ranch; Gerald Jones. 34 WR This Cat Will Cut $9,800 (3/6/2016 sorrel m) (WR This Cats Smart x Mates Matrix x Smart Mate); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Lorenzo Lotti; Tyrel Marshall. 35 Wildcatter Style $9,700 (2/20/2016 bay s) (Mr Playinstylish x Lean N Stylish x Docs Stylish Oak); Kit & Charlie Moncrief; Russell Turner. 36 Stylin N Pearl Snaps $9,600 (4/27/2016 sorrel s) (Mr Playinstylish x Sugar Babe Taffy x Master Remedy); Kit & Charlie Moncrief; Kirk Hall. 37/38 Merada Boon $9,500 (5/7/2000 blue roan m) (Peptoboonsmal x Meradas Missie x Freckles Merada); Bred to Travelin Jonez; The Ranch Equine Inc.; Steve Billman. 37/38 Sassy Peppy Dual $9,500 (RNA) (3/21/2009 bay m) (Mister Dual Pep x Travelin With Sass x Travalena); Bred to Automatic Cat; Pro Fit Equine, Agent for WW Ranch, LLC. 39 LG Cookin With Sugar $9,200 (6/10/2016 bay s) (Kit Kat Sugar x Cookies Cookin x Doc’s Hickory); Pete Branch; Jared Jones.

SDP Buffalo Ranch; Matt Koch. 44 Dual Process $8,200 (2/29/2016 sorrel s) (Dual Smart Rey x Cat Zahir x High Brow Cat); Hill Ranches; Kyle Trahern. 45/47 Seven S Rock Tonite $8,000 (4/19/2016 red roan m) (Rockin W x One Time Tonite x One Time Pepto); Stuart Ranch; Anna Rippy. 45/47 SJR Diamond Kahn $8,000 (2/23/2016 gray s) (CD Diamond x Playguns King Badger x Playgun); San Juan Ranch; Alan Chappell. 45/47 SJR Gails Blue Boon $8,000 (4/10/2016 bay m) (Once In A Blu Boon x Cat N Gail x High Brow Cat); San Juan Ranch; Mike Draper. 48/51 Dual Clay $7,700 (1/24/2016 chestnut m) (Dual Rey x Play Like Clay x Freckles Playboy); Dr. Rick Beck; Todd Nelson. 48/51 Katys On Tour $7,700 (RNA) (4/23/2016 chestnut m) (Travelin Jonez x Katys CD x CD Olena); The Ranch Equine Inc.. 48/51 Reyndeer $7,700 (3/13/2016 sorrel m) (Metallic Cat x Reynie Day Huggs x Dual Rey); Double Dove Ranch; Don & Sylvia Taylor. 48/51 SJR Smooth Angel $7,700 (1/12/2016 sorrel m) (Smooth As A Cat x Shiners Lil Angel x Shining Spark); San Juan Ranch; Lance Scheffel. 52/54 Dualin Alittle Time $7,500 (2/10/2016 sorrel s) (One Time Pepto x ARC Little Dualena x Dual Pep); Arcese/Oswood; Cooper Smith. 52/54 Holly Cee N Nic $7,500 (5/1/2005 sorrel m) (Nic It In The Bud x Hickorys Holly Cee x Doc’s Hickory); Bred to Solano Cat; Selah Performance/Shannon & Hershel Reid; Ty Smith. 52/54 Lil Miss Stylish $7,500 (5/16/2011 sorrel m) (Mr Playinstylish x Little Smart Ginger x Smart Little Lena); Bred to Royal Fletch; Kit & Charlie Moncrief; Ty Smith. 55 SDP Hydriven Genes $7,200 (RNA) (2/6/2016 sorrel s) (Hydrive Cat x SDP I Got Good Genes x Dual Rey); SDP Buffalo Ranch. 56/58 Blu Cherrey $7,000 (2/23/2016 chestnut s) (Once In A Blu Boon x Cherrey x Dual Rey); Doug Carpenter (Rick Ford, Agent); Joel Albin. 56/58 Claires Boon $7,000 (3/10/2016 red roan m) (Once In A Blu Boon x Claireyty x Dual Rey); Double Dove Ranch; Jeremy Bo Warren. 56/58 May Day Badger $7,000 (5/1/2016 sorrel m) (Reys Dual Badger x Shiney Senorita x Shining Spark); Gardiner Quarter Horses; Dan Miller. 59 Royal Red Scooter $6,400 (3/5/2003 sorrel m) (Royal Fletch x Cash N Scooter x Cash Quixote Rio); Bred to Mr Playinstylish; Kit & Charlie Moncrief; Ty Smith. 60 SJR Diamonds N Black $6,300 (2/25/2016 black m) (CD Diamond x Tachitas Hickory x Doc’s Hickory); San Juan Ranch; Mary Boyd.

19/22 Facetiming $19,000 (RNA) (3/21/2016 red roan s) (One Time Pepto x Our Special Kitten x High Brow Cat); Lone Oak Performance Horses, LLC.

40 ARC Little Dualena $9,000 (4/18/2002 chestnut m) (Dual Pep x Catty Little Lena x Smart Little Lena); Bred to One Time Pepto; Arcese Quarter Horses USA; Alan Chappell.

19/22 Heza Cats Pepto $19,000 (1/13/2016 bay s) (One Time Pepto x Cats Tiara x High Brow Cat); Flag Ranch, LLC; Sue Swaim.

41/42 One Hip Time $8,700 (2/22/2016 sorrel m) (One Time Pepto x Hip Hip Sue Rey x Dual Rey); Flag Ranch, LLC; Alan Chappell.

61/65 I Sea Checks $6,200 (2/10/2016 red roan s) (Im Countin Checks x Spoonful Of Seahorse x Hes A Peptospoonful); Gale Force Quarter Horses; Ty Smith.

19/22 Kat Rey $19,000 (1/2/2016 sorrel s) (Kit Kat Sugar x Royal Reyda x Dual Rey); Buck Creek Quarter Horses; Edsall Horses, Agent.

41/42 Smart Lil Lena Belle $8,700 (4/1/2008 sorrel m) (Smart Little Lena x Dual Lena Belle x Dual Pep); Bred to Hickory Holly Time; Frederick Lenertz (Rick Ford, Agent); Ty Smith.

61/65 SDP Just My Cat $6,200 (RNA) (2/2/2016 chestnut m) (Hydrive Cat x Tea Ares Dual Rey x Dual Rey); SDP Buffalo Ranch.

19/22 Playgirls Merada Cat $19,000 (3/11/2016 sorrel s) (Cats Merada x Playgirls Miss Grace x Mister Dual Pep); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for WW Ranch, LLC; BJ Avila.

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43 SDP Jedi Knight $8,500 (4/2/2016 sorrel s) (Light N Lena x SDP I Got Good Genes x Dual Rey);

61/65 Docs Shining Gold $6,200 (2/3/2016 palomino s) (Dual Shot Doc x Shiney Attire x Shining Spark); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for WW Ranch, LLC; Cooper Smith.

61/65 Shortys Last Drive $6,200 (2/9/2016 bay s) (Hydrive Cat x Miss Shorty Paloma x Shorty Lena); Diamond LK Cutting Horses; Ty Smith.

Results 61/65 SJR Missin Diamonds $6,200 (2/8/2016 palomino s) (CD Diamond x Missin Bunny x Miss N Cash); San Juan Ranch; Ty Smith. 66/67 Seven S Reyzor $6,000 (3/9/2016 sorrel g) (Dual Smart Rey x Seven S Stylish Page x Peptos Stylish Oak); Stuart Ranch; Kristy Miller. 66/67 Tumalo Tomcat $6,000 (4/6/2016 red roan s) (Bet Hesa Cat x NQH Lil Red Pepto x Peptoboonsmal); Jerry E. Nye; Lori Flori. 68 Lou R Smokin $5,700 (4/8/2016 chestnut s) (Dual R Smokin x Louellas Cat x High Brow Cat); Oxbow Ranch; Scott Wagner. 69 SJR Diamonds Catman $5,600 (1/31/2016 sorrel s) (CD Diamond x Sues Barn Cat x High Brow Cat); San Juan Ranch; Jacob Barry. 70/73 Seven S Two Step $5,500 (5/2/2016 palomino g) (Wimpys Little Step x Seven S Stylish Page x Peptos Stylish Oak); Stuart Ranch; Shane Boston. 70/73 SJR Diamond Ranger $5,500 (3/7/2016 sorrel s) (CD Diamond x CR Roan Ranger x Hes A Peptospoonful); San Juan Ranch; Richard Meyers. 70/73 SJR Go Diamonds $5,500 (4/7/2016 palomino s) (CD Diamond x ARC Its Go Time x One Time Pepto); San Juan Ranch; Jaymie Noland. 70/73 Voodoo Checks $5,500 (4/21/2016 sorrel s) (Im Countin Checks x Ms Mimosa x Freckles Playboy); Circle Y Ranch; Ty Smith. 74/77 SJR Cashin Diamonds $5,200 (2/27/2016 palomino m) (CD Diamond x Shesa Lota Cash x Nu Cash); San Juan Ranch; Jaymie Noland. 74/77 SJR Diamond Sails $5,200 (4/3/2016 sorrel s) (CD Diamond x Whizs Katrina x Topsail Whiz); San Juan Ranch; Katie Wilson. 74/77 SJR Diamond Suezie $5,200 (1/30/2016 palomino m) (CD Diamond x Suepernatural x Third Cutting); San Juan Ranch; Jaymie Noland. 74/77 Somebodys Blu Boon $5,200 (3/23/2016 bay m) (Once In A Blu Boon x Hickorysomebodysmart x Somebody Smart); Fults Ranch, Ltd.; Todd Nelson. 78/81 Irrestible Gal $5,000 (4/18/2016 sorrel m) (Boon San x Stylish Freckles x Docs Stylish Oak); Hill Ranches; John Brown. 78/81 Seven S Hot Tamale $5,000 (3/31/2016 bay m) (Play Dual Rey x Seven S High Heels x Real Gun); Stuart Ranch; Jennifer Knoles. 78/81 SJR Diamond Hickory $5,000 (2/11/2016 palomino s) (CD Diamond x Tachitas Hickory x Doc’s Hickory); San Juan Ranch; Katie Wilson. 78/81 SJR Diamond Player $5,000 (2/18/2016 sorrel s) (CD Diamond x Playin Gina x Playin Stylish); San Juan Ranch; Lance Leach. 82 Shes Cuttin Checks $4,700 (4/17/2016 sorrel m) (Im Countin Checks x Cats Melody x WR This Cats Smart); Jerry E. Nye; Luke Hammerness. 83/84 Sanjos Lil Angel $4,500 (5/13/2000 sorrel m) (San Jo Lena x Colonel Lil Pistol x Colonel Freckles); Bred to CD Diamond; San Juan Ranch; Blake Thompson. 83/84 SJR Diamond Tejon $4,500 (1/25/2016 bay s) (CD Diamond x Tejons Sugar Pine x Tejons Peppy Doc); San Juan Ranch; MJ Knecht. 85/88 Boons Stylish Cat $4,000 (4/19/2016 sorrel m) (Mr Playinstylish x Boons Cat x Peptoboonsmal); Kit & Charlie Moncrief; Chase Trahern. 85/88 Fletchetta CD $4,000 (4/2/2016 sorrel s) (CD Diamond x Fletchetta Cat x High Brow Cat); Pro

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The show results published in Quarter Horse News are provided by the show management and are tentative at the time of publication.

Fit Equine, Agent for Dr. David Hartman; Cooper Smith. 85/88 Playin With The Kat $4,000 (RNA) (5/14/2016 chestnut s) (Mr Playinstylish x Fletch The Cat x Royal Fletch); Kit & Charlie Moncrief. 85/88 Seven S Big Boots $4,000 (5/27/2016 sorrel g) (Cat Man Do x My Peppy Boots x Doc O Boots); Stuart Ranch; Cooper Smith. 89 Reys In My Sky $3,700 (4/9/2016 sorrel s) (Boon San x Rose Rey x Dual Rey); Hill Ranches; Cooper Smith. 90 Freak On A Leash $3,200 (1/1/2009 chestnut m) (Wilds My Thing x Mis Meradas Oak x Doc’s Oak); Bred to Kit Kat Sugar; Brazos Valley Equine Hospital - Navasota; Lori Flori. 91 Lil Royal Fletch $2,800 (4/4/2016 chestnut m) (Royal Fletch x Lil Miss Stylish x Mr Playinstylish); Kit & Charlie Moncrief; Ty Smith. 92 Dun Wranglin Cats $2,700 (5/19/2016 bay m) (Solano Cat x Dun Wranglin x Starlights Wrangler); Selah Performance/Shannon & Hershel Reid; Alan Chappell.

NRCHA YEARLING & BROODMARE SALE SESSION II

Held October 14, 2017 157 horses consigned $1,979,000 gross for a $12,605 average 126 sold (80%), $1,441,400 net, $11,440 average and $8,100 median.

(3/16/2016 bay s) (Shiners Nickle x Lil Lena Long Legs x Smart Little Lena); Cannon Quarter Horses. 12/13 Little Drunk Dancer $27,000 (2/17/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Little Exotic Dancer x Smart Little Lena); Alan Chappell; Vick Etheridge. 14 Metallic Gem $26,500 (RNA) (4/27/2014 sorrel m) (Metallic Cat x Ruby Tuesday DNA x Peppy San Badger); Embryo by One Time Royalty; Lone Oak Performance Horses, LLC. 15 Forever Time $26,000 (4/8/2016 sorrel m) (Hickory Holly Time x Soula Jule Forever x Soula Jule Star); Gardiner Quarter Horses; Kristen York. 16 Hickoryhollyisallena $25,500 (5/1/2016 red roan s) (Hickory Holly Time x Isabellena x Quejanaisalena); Gardiner Quarter Horses; BJ Avila. 17/23 CDs Catalena Cash $25,000 (2/10/2011 sorrel m) (CD Olena x Shesa Lota Cash x Nu Cash); Bred to One Time Royalty; San Juan Ranch; Ken Williams. 17/23 Hannas Metallic Rey $25,000 (1/29/2016 red roan m) (Metallic Cat x Reyhanna x Dual Rey); John Kennedy/Beaver Creek Ranch; Mark Cross. 17/23 Its Time To Look $25,000 (1/21/2016 bay s) (One Time Pepto x Miss Bay Gun x Playgun); Cowan Select Horses, LLC; Lance Leach. 17/23 Red Autumn Boon $25,000 (5/6/2016 red roan s) (Peptoboonsmal x Icin On The Cake x High Brow Cat); Aaron Ranch; JC Jackman.

Legend: (RNA) = Reserve not attained, horse did not sell. Horse, selling price, DOB, color, sex, pedigree, broodmare information, seller, buyer

17/23 Savannah On Time $25,000 (3/20/2016 sorrel s) (One Time Pepto x Savannah Hickory x Doc’s Hickory); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for WW Ranch, LLC; Russ Mothershead.

1 RL Hot Chick $51,000 (RNA) (3/15/2016 sorrel m) (Smart Chic Olena x Shiners Hot Flash x Shining Spark); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Lotti & Riley.

17/23 Shiney Ms Metallic $25,000 (1/24/2016 red roan m) (Metallic Cat x Shiners Miss Lena x Shining Spark); Carol Rose; David Mize.

2 Metallic Jem $50,000 (RNA) (2/22/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Smartys Gonna Pass x Sweet Lil Pepto); Austin Blake.

17/23 Sparkling Metallicat $25,000 (2/24/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Jennys Spark x Shining Spark); Jim Gauthier; Mozaun & Sarah McKibben.

3 My Cats Hips R Metal $35,000 (5/7/2016 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x Hip Hip Sue Rey x Dual Rey); Flag Ranch, LLC; Shawn Madden.

24/25 Cats Dual Tiara $24,500 (2/16/2016 sorrel m) (Dual Rey x Cats Tiara x High Brow Cat); Flag Ranch, LLC; Weesie Brill.

4 Metallic Remedy $34,000 (1/11/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Remedy For Sweets x Grays Starlight); Hill Ranches; Edsall Horses, Agent.

24/25 Rey Below Zero $24,500 (3/10/2016 chestnut s) (Dual Rey x Shes Icing Onthe Cat x High Brow Cat); Lone Oak Performance Horses, LLC; Ty Cole.

5 Do Me Right Rey $33,000 (RNA) (4/3/2016 sorrel s) (Dual Rey x Cat Mom Do x High Brow Cat); Hill Ranches.

26/27 Basque O Beau $24,000 (1/12/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Nievas x Cats Merada); Dufurrena Cutting Horses, LLC; Eric Freitas.

6 Reeding A Metallic $31,000 (RNA) (1/3/2016 sorrel m) (Metallic Cat x Reeds Instant Magic x Abrakadabracre); Fults Ranch, Ltd.

26/27 Jittery $24,000 (RNA) (1/2/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Jitters Brown x Smart Little Lena); Fults Ranch, Ltd.

7/9 One Time Edition $29,000 (1/31/2016 sorrel s) (One Time Pepto x PG Special Edition x Playgun); Flag Ranch, LLC; Richard M. Bell.

28/29 Metallic Yadda $23,000 (RNA) (3/4/2016 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x Rio CD Yadayadayada x CD Olena); Austin Adams.

7/9 Shine With Desire $29,000 (1/3/2009 sorrel m) (Shining Spark x Playin With Desire x Playin Stylish); Bred to Metallic Cat; Dickson & Tricia Varner; Bill Coon. 7/9 SJR Metallic Gem $29,000 (1/24/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Shining Juliet x Shining Spark); San Juan Ranch; Don Matson. 10 Metallic Memories $28,500 (1/7/2016 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x Nurse Gray x Grays Starlight); Hill Ranches; Teresa Ralls. 11 Hot Flashing Lights $28,000 (3/19/2016 sorrel s) (CD Lights x Shiners Hot Flash x Shining Spark); Winston Hansma; Ty Smith. 12/13

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28/29 Play With Sparks $23,000 (RNA) (1/18/2016 sorrel s) (Time For The Diamond x Sparktilion x Shining Spark); Cannon Quarter Horses. 30 Big Mama Cat $22,000 (3/16/2009 sorrel m) (High Brow Cat x Spoonfula Style x Hesa Peptospoonful); Bred to Shiners Voodoo Dr; Russ Mothershead (Sam Smith, Agent); Owen Brinkerhoff. 31/32 Reys Little Dual $21,000 (2/20/2016 chestnut s) (Dual Rey x Heavens Little Angel x Smart Little Lena); Alan Chappell; Megan Weaver. 31/32 Smart Voodoo Brother $21,000 (RNA) (5/5/2016 palomino s) (Shiners Voodoo Dr x Smart As Sister x Very Smart Remedy); Annie Reynolds.

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Results 33/34 One Smoking Cat $20,000 (1/28/2016 blue roan m) (One Time Pepto x Lynneas Preppy Cat x High Brow Cat); John Kennedy/Beaver Creek Ranch; Orlando Gonzalez. 33/34 Playgiarism Cat RG $20,000 (3/12/2016 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x Playgiarism x Freckles Playboy); Mariposa Farms, LLP; Robert Tregemba. 35/37 Blazin Blu Boon $19,500 (5/23/2016 bay s) (Once In A Blu Boon x Rey Janie Starlight x Grays Starlight); Doug Carpenter (Rick Ford, Agent); Dorothy W. Queen. 35/37 Metalistic $19,500 (3/6/2016 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Stylindipity x Docs Stylish Oak); Beechfork Ranch; Beverly Vaughn. 35/37 Sparkling CD Light $19,500 (RNA) (3/10/2016 sorrel m) (CD Lights x Jennys Spark x Shining Spark); Jim Gauthier. 38 Steller Cat $19,000 (3/15/2016 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x Spoonful Of Stella x Hes A Peptospoonful); Wrigley Ranches, LLC; Karlie Kirkland. 39/40 Reys Playgun $18,000 (5/17/2016 chestnut s) (Dual Rey x PG Special Edition x Playgun); Flag Ranch, LLC; Kenneth Schueller. 39/40 Reysin On The Rocks $18,000 (RNA) (3/1/2016 sorrel s) (Dual Smart Rey x Cancan Kitty x High Brow Cat); Cinder Lakes Ranch, LLC. 41/42 Cafe Cutie $17,000 (2/6/2016 chestnut m) (WR This Cats Smart x Dualin Safari x Playin Safari); Kathleen Moore; Sinan Imer. 41/42 Sugarhowyougetsofly $17,000 (1/8/2016 sorrel s) (Kit Kat Sugar x El Sauz Doll x Peptoboonsmal); Jaime & Ashley Snider; Katie Wilson. 43 Voodoo Flo Jo $16,500 (RNA) (3/12/2016 black m) (Shiners Voodoo Dr x Very Smart Flo Jo x Very Smart Remedy); Annie Reynolds. 44/46 Senorita In Lights $16,000 (3/15/2016 sorrel m) (CD Lights x Shiney Senorita x Shining Spark); Gardiner Quarter Horses; Nicki Marmelzat. 44/46 SJR Smooth Diamond $16,000 (2/28/2016 sorrel s) (Smooth As A Cat x Shiners Diamond Girl x Shining Spark); San Juan Ranch; Eric Freitas. 44/46 U Not Da Boss Of Me $16,000 (3/16/2016 sorrel s) (CD Lights x Nievas x Cats Merada); Dufurrena Cutting Horses, LLC; Jennifer Knoles. $15,500 (RNA) 47/48 Im Countin Stars (3/31/2016 sorrel m) (Im Countin Checks x Staraleno x Grays Starlight); Circle Y Ranch. 47/48 Metallic N Hickory16 $15,500 (2/23/2016 bay m) (Metallic Cat x Miss Hickory Hill x Doc’s Hickory); James L. Eakin; Whispering Willow Ranch. 49/50 Hissn N Theboonlight $15,000 (5/10/2016 chestnut m) (Smart Boons x Hissy Cat x High Brow Cat); Jeffrey W. & Jennifer Foland; DJ Dudley. 49/50 Shes Reylentless $15,000 (RNA) (2/29/2016 chestnut m) (Dual Rey x Shes Brilliant x High Brow Cat); Harland & Jody Radomske - Venture Farms. 51 Mo Smoochin $14,700 (3/19/2016 red roan m) (Bet Hesa Cat x Wood U Smooch Me x CD Olena); Moore Quarter Horses; Vicki Perkins. 52/57 Bet On The Boone $14,500 (RNA) (4/1/2016 red roan s) (Once In A Blu Boon x Bet On Merada x Bet On Me 498); Aaron Ranch. 52/57 Seven S Big Easy $14,500 (RNA) (3/31/2016 red roan g) (Hickory Holly Time x Seven S Fiesta x Playgun); Terry Stuart Forst. 52/57 Silverado Dude (PT) $14,500 (RNA) (1/28/2016 chestnut s) (Dual Rey x Silverado Prom Queen (PT) x

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Peptoboonsmal); Jerry Durant. 52/57 Smart Shiney Playboy $14,500 (1/16/2016 sorrel s) (WR This Cats Smart x Sinful Playgirl x Freckles Playboy); Cowan Select Horses, LLC; Patricia Perry. 52/57 Time For A Diva $14,500 (5/6/2016 red roan m) (One Time Pepto x Im Divas Cat x High Brow Cat); Chappell-White Partnership; Russ Mothershead. 52/57 Violet Lights $14,500 (RNA) (4/29/2016 brown m) (CD Lights x Rey Out West x Dual Rey); Ryan Motes. 58 Mo Checks $14,000 (RNA) (1/6/2016 sorrel g) (Im Countin Checks x Poosmal x Peptoboonsmal); Circle Y Ranch. 59/60 Dance Hall Cat $13,500 (2/12/2016 bay s) (Metallic Cat x Montana Suenos x Montana Doc); Kathleen Moore; Ty Smith. 59/60 Metallhic $13,500 (1/29/2016 bay roan s) (Metallic Cat x Hicapep x Dual Pep); Beechfork Ranch; Rueben Schwartz. 61 Big Chex Rush $13,000 (4/18/2011 chestnut m) (Big Chex To Cash x Rush N Cat x Little Rush); Bred to Blind Sided; Doug Carpenter (Rick Ford, Agent); Kent Blough. 62/63 Nevermind $12,000 (1/31/2016 sorrel m) (Metallic Cat x Look Never Mind x Squeak Toy); Fults Ranch, Ltd.; Wayne Hanson. 62/63 Wicked Echos $12,000 (3/17/2016 red roan s) (Once In A Blu Boon x Wood She Be A Kitty x High Brow Cat); Doug Carpenter (Rick Ford, Agent); Jeremy Bo Warren. 64 Bettin On This Cat $11,500 (3/30/2016 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x Better Sue x Bet On Me 498); Flag Ranch, LLC; Cooper Smith. 65/67 Cut N Klass $11,000 (3/6/2011 sorrel m) (Light N Lena x Meradas Oh Cay x Freckles Merada); Bred to Sannman; SDP Buffalo Ranch; Janet L. Handtmann. 65/67 Senor Holly Time $11,000 (1/29/2016 red roan s) (Hickory Holly Time x Shiney Senorita x Shining Spark); Gardiner Quarter Horses; Dean Tuftin. 65/67 Smart Way To Flo $11,000 (RNA) (3/11/2016 sorrel m) (Very Smart Remedy x Teena Cash Flo x Nu Cash); Annie Reynolds. 68/69 Gracielena $10,500 (3/22/2004 sorrel m) (CD Olena x Graciela Dual x Dual Pep); Bred to Hes Wright On; Gary Martin; Kent Blough. 68/69 SJR Smooth Cash $10,500 (2/4/2016 palomino m) (Smooth As A Cat x Whole Lota Cash x Shining Spark); San Juan Ranch; Kristen York. 70/71 Mintgundition $10,000 (5/1/2016 red roan s) (Gunnatrashya x Peppermints x One Time Pepto); Karen Twisselman; Catherine Brown-Swain. 70/71 This One Is Shiny $10,000 (6/7/2016 palomino m) (This One Time x Lil Shiny Long Legs x Shining Spark); Cannon Quarter Horses; Darrell Wollert. 72/77 Cat With Spark $9,500 (2/16/2017 red roan s) (Metallic Cat x Shine With Desire x Shining Spark); Dickson & Tricia Varner; Jose Avelar. 72/77 Ive Got The Blus $9,500 (5/15/2016 bay s) (Once In A Blu Boon x Desires Cat x High Brow Cat); The Ranch Equine Inc.; Ronald Thompson. 72/77 Lookin A Rey $9,500 (2/3/2016 sorrel s) (Dual Rey x Heres Lookin At You x Peptoboonsmal); Kathleen Moore; Clay Volmer. 72/77 SJR Diamonds Shirley $9,500 (1/7/2016 palomino m) (CD Diamond x Shirley Ima Gunner x Colonels Smoking Gun); San Juan Ranch; Ty Smith.

72/77 SJR Sparkin Metal $9,500 (2/24/2016 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x CD Sparkle x CD Olena); San Juan Ranch; Erica Sparks. 72/77 Slick N Jonezin $9,500 (2/18/2016 sorrel m) (Travelin Jonez x Slickquickaristocrat x Smart Aristocrat); The Ranch Equine Inc.; Jennifer Knoles. 78/80 Nickles Playgirl $9,000 (1/30/2016 bay m) (Shiners Nickle x SDP Driven With Mom x Hydrive Cat); Cannon Quarter Horses; Tawny Fye. 78/80 SJR Suelenas Sonz $9,000 (3/13/2016 palomino s) (Cats Merada x Shiners Sulena x Shining Spark); San Juan Ranch; Alan Chappell. 78/80 Social Sioux $9,000 (2/3/2012 buckskin m) (A Shiner Named Sioux x Shine A Mite x Doc O Dynamite); Bred to Jasons Peptolena; Aaron Ranch; Mozaun & Sarah McKibben. 81/83 Holly This One Time $8,500 (4/20/2016 black s) (Hickory Holly Time x Mates Matrix x Smart Mate); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Lorenzo Lotti; Daniel Weiss. 81/83 Isametallica $8,500 (5/2/2016 sorrel s) (Metallic Cat x Isabellena x Quejanaisalena); Gardiner Quarter Horses; Doug Carpenter. 81/83 Peppy Boon Stocking $8,500 (4/5/2016 red roan m) (Once In A Blu Boon x XL Diana Dual x Dual Pep); Beverly Vaughn; Susie Reed. 84 Unbreykable $8,200 (1/30/2016 sorrel g) (Halreycious x Smooth Pass Play x Smooth As A Cat); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Lorenzo Lotti; Kelton McMillen. 85/91 Giddy Up Kat $8,000 (2/8/2016 sorrel s) (Kit Kat Sugar x Ipanema x Dual Pep); Hill Ranches; Adam Donaldson. 85/91 Im Miss Be Haven $8,000 (3/20/2006 sorrel m) (Ill Be Smart x Miss Lena Badger x Teninolena Badger); Bred to Travelin Jonez; Taylor Fox; Vicki Guilfoil. 85/91 One Smart Nickle $8,000 (2/23/2016 bay m) (Shiners Nickle x One Smart Long Legs x One Time Pepto); Cannon Quarter Horses; Karren Costantino. 85/91 Pepper Shakers $8,000 (3/2/2016 bay s) (Metallic Cat x So Sweet Pepper x Nitas Wood); Fults Ranch, Ltd.; Alan Chappell. 85/91 Sallie B Smart $8,000 (2/8/2014 chestnut m) (Smart Little Lena x Sallie B Badge x Playboys Badge); Bred to One Time Pepto; Carroll’s Cutting Horses, LLC; Wendy McLaughlin. 85/91 Seven S Heavy Metal $8,000 (5/13/2016 sorrel g) (Cruze Mode x Our Precious Metals x Metallic Cat); Stuart Ranch; Craig Cheetham. 85/91 SJR Metallic Pirate $8,000 (1/24/2016 bay s) (Metallic Cat x Shiners Eva x Shining Spark); San Juan Ranch; Ty Smith. 92/96 Dual Defense $7,500 (RNA) (4/8/2016 palomino m) (Dual Smart Rey x Bueno Meadno x Bueno Starlight); Bagley Performance Horses. 92/96 Mr Metalic Cat $7,500 (4/10/2016 red roan s) (Mr Playinstylish x Smart Metallic Cat x Metallic Cat); Jividen’s Point of Grace Ranch; Eric Freitas. 92/96 Nickle Shots $7,500 (RNA) (4/18/2016 sorrel s) (Shiners Nickle x Goldn Shot O Whiskey x Paddys Irish Whiskey); Cannon Quarter Horses. 92/96 This Rey $7,500 (3/27/2016 sorrel s) (Dual Rey x All That N Cat x High Brow Cat); Beechfork Ranch; JC Jackman. 92/96 Twisted Sister Sioux $7,500 (4/26/2012 palomino m) (A Shiner Named Sioux x Nitros Peppy Gin x Nitro Dual Doc); Bred to Travelin Jonez; Ron Dawson; Mozaun & Sarah McKibben.

Results

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97 Texas Tanquery $7,200 (RNA) (4/9/2016 bay s) (Freckled Leo Lena x Most Unique x Haidas Little Pep); Felicia Mancuso. 98/101 Ms Boons Farm $7,000 (4/4/2016 bay roan m) (Smart Boons x Peppy Nicolena x Nic It In The Bud); Kim Rose; MJ Cadgene. 98/101 Twice In A Blu Moon $7,000 (RNA) (4/24/2016 brown m) (Once In A Blu Boon x Teletrona x Little Trona); Diamond LK Cutting Horses. 98/101 Very Fancy Genes $7,000 (1/28/2016 sorrel m) (Very Smart Remedy x SDP I Got Fancy Genes x RC Fancy Step); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Lorenzo Lotti; Jennifer Knoles. 98/101 Voodooguru $7,000 (RNA) (6/1/2016 sorrel s) (Shiners Voodoo Dr x Very Smart Flo Jo x Very Smart Remedy); Annie Reynolds. 102 Voodoo Vixen $6,800 (2/27/2016 sorrel m) (Shiners Voodoo Dr x My Boots Are Tuff x Woody Be Tuff); W.T. Waggoner Estate; Jake Telford. 103/104 Playinstylish Kat $6,700 (RNA) (5/19/2016 sorrel s) (Mr Playinstylish x Lil Sally Cat x High Brow Cat); Kit & Charlie Moncrief. 103/104 Smart Robbie $6,700 (4/21/2016 sorrel s) (Dual Smart Rey x Little Lena Kate x Smart Little Lena); Tommy Houston; Graham White.

(1/23/2016 sorrel s) (Mr Playinstylish x Little Smart Ginger x Smart Little Lena); Kit & Charlie Moncrief; Shawn Madden. 117/119 Seven S Pepto Cat $5,200 (4/5/2016 gray m) (Cat Man Do x Seven Pepto Whiz x Conquistador Whiz); Terry Stuart Forst; Catherine Clements. 117/119 SJR Diamond Angie $5,200 (2/28/2016 palomino m) (CD Diamond x Sanjos Lil Angel x San Jo Lena); San Juan Ranch; Shane D. Plummer. 120/128 Cat With A Twist $5,000 (4/8/2016 sorrel m) (Smooth As A Cat x Shania Twist x Freckles Fancy Twist); Wes Ashlock, Agent for John & Jana Thacker; Todd Nelson. 120/128 Got Mo Style $5,000 (3/4/2016 sorrel s) (Mr Playinstylish x Mo Fletch x Royal Fletch); Kit & Charlie Moncrief; Don Sims. 120/128 Kittys Gotta Player $5,000 (RNA) (4/24/2016 sorrel s) (Mr Playinstylish x Kittyboonsmal x Peptoboonsmal); Lee Tennison. 120/128 Onecheckatatime $5,000 (1/10/2016 sorrel m) (Im Countin Checks x Loves Cat x High Brow Cat); Circle Y Ranch; Alan Chappell. 120/128 Onetimeatthemansion $5,000 (4/6/2016 sorrel s) (One Time Pepto x Very Smart Playmate x Very Smart Remedy); Yellow Creek Ranch; Alan Chappell.

105/109 Angels $6,500 (3/15/2008 bay m) (Dual Pep x Hummin Melody x Peppys Boy 895); Bred to Sannman; SDP Buffalo Ranch; Daniel Weiss.

120/128 Play N Fletch $5,000 (3/18/2007 sorrel m) (Royal Fletch x Lean Little Lena x Smart Little Lena); Bred to Mr Playinstylish; 6666 Ranch, Agent for K/C Moncrief/ Burnett Ranches, LLC; Lori Flori.

105/109 Chita Chrome Cat $6,500 (2/28/2016 sorrel s) (Dual Smart Rey x Chita Cash Cat x High Brow Cat); Kobie D. Wood; Wayne Hanson.

120/128 Seven S Indianajonez $5,000 (3/30/2016 bay g) (Travelin Jonez x Seven S Indiansummer x Hickorys Indian Pep); Stuart Ranch; Michael Sposito.

105/109 Just A Little Time $6,500 (4/25/2016 sorrel s) (Hickory Holly Time x Little Lights x Smart Little Lena); Winston Hansma & Danny Motes; Dean Tuftin.

120/128 Seven S Warbridle $5,000 (3/23/2016 palomino g) (Hickory Holly Time x Seven S Party Girl x Matt Dillon Dun It); Terry Stuart Forst; Chris Cox.

105/109 One Shiny Time $6,500 (5/3/2016 sorrel m) (This One Time x Shiners Little Rita x Shining Spark); Cannon Quarter Horses; Whispering Willow Ranch.

120/128 SJR Diamond Kali $5,000 (2/3/2016 sorrel m) (CD Diamond x Kalightascope x Light N Lena); San Juan Ranch; Chantz Stewart.

105/109 SJR Diamonds Nicco $6,500 (1/30/2016 palomino s) (CD Diamond x Nics Lil Angel x Nic It In The Bud); San Juan Ranch; Cooper Smith.

129/130 Fletchetta Time $4,700 (3/30/2016 red roan m) (Hickory Holly Time x Fletchetta Cat x High Brow Cat); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Dr. David Hartman; Alan Chappell.

110/113 Chilly Drive $6,000 (3/24/2016 sorrel g) (Hydrive Cat x Wyndchill x Light N Lena); 72 Ranch/Billy & Kris Martin; Steve Phipps.

129/130 Lynnies A Cat $4,700 (4/9/2016 bay m) (Bet Hesa Cat x Starlights Lynn x Grays Starlight); Vicki Guilfoil, DVM; Lori Flori.

110/113 Drive Hy $6,000 (RNA) (3/30/2013 sorrel m) (Hydrive Cat x Pepilena Lass x Ill Be Smart); Bred to One Time Royalty; Connie L. Buckley. (broodmare sound only).

131/137 Mo Redwood Cat $4,500 (4/28/2016 sorrel g) (WR This Cats Smart x Nu Red Wood x Peptoboonsmal); D. Dewayne Moore; Alan Chappell.

110/113 Jordan Montana $6,000 (1/28/2011 sorrel m) (Light N Lena x Little Memory Maker x Peppy San Badger); Bred to Sannman; 72 Ranch/Billy & Kris Martin; Ty Smith.

131/137 Rockin The Boon $4,500 (5/1/2016 bay m) (Rockin W x Betsys Boonsmal x Peptoboonsmal); Beverly Vaughn; Connie Stewart.

110/113 Seven S Calamity $6,000 (3/25/2016 gray m) (Rockin W x Seven S Alley Cat x Real Gun); Stuart Ranch; Stacey Salkeld.

131/137 SDP Invictus $4,500 (5/22/2016 sorrel s) (Hydrive Cat x SDP I Got Good Genes x Dual Rey); SDP Buffalo Ranch; Austin Adams.

114 Kit Kat Lightning $5,700 (4/17/2016 sorrel m) (Kit Kat Sugar x Lightning Lil Dulce x Smart Little Lena); Humphrey Quarter Horses; Jared Jones.

131/137 Seven S Reyncheck $4,500 (4/25/2016 sorrel g) (Reys Dual Badger x Very Smart Valentina x Very Smart Remedy); Stuart Ranch; Chris Cox.

115 Sallys Best Bet $5,400 (4/25/2016 red roan g) (Bet Hesa Cat x Tens Sally x Ten O Sea); Brandon Broyles, DVM; Jaymie Noland.

131/137 SJR Diamond Duke $4,500 (2/4/2016 palomino s) (CD Diamond x A Short Bunny x Shorty Lena); San Juan Ranch; Rueben Schwartz.

116 KR A Special Tee $5,300 (3/26/2002 sorrel m) (Tejons Peppy Doc x Dox Mark Her Irish x Makinyourmark); Bred to Stylish Rey Gay; James Barton; Jennifer Anderson.

131/137 SJR Diamond Ruby $4,500 (4/1/2016 palomino m) (CD Diamond x Smart Ruby Rey x Dual Smart Rey); San Juan Ranch; Shane D. Plummer.

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$5,200

131/137 SJR Diamond Storm $4,500 (2/24/2016 palomino s) (CD Diamond x Ginas Metallic Storm x Metallic

Cat); San Juan Ranch; Tripp Townsend. 138 SJR Diamond Kitty $4,300 (3/5/2016 sorrel m) (CD Diamond x MK Cats Lil Kitty x High Brow Cat); San Juan Ranch; William Billock. 139 Moonlightt $4,100 (5/19/2016 chestnut g) (Light N Lena x Dual Delight x Dual Pep); 72 Ranch/Billy & Kris Martin; Barney Mac Smith. 140/142 Cat In A Topless Hat $4,000 (5/6/2016 chestnut m) (Solano Cat x Topless Shiner x Shining Spark); Selah Performance/Shannon & Hershel Reid; Scott Harker. 140/142 Rockin Smart Pistols $4,000 (3/5/2016 sorrel m) (Smart Luck x Shiners Lil Pistol x Shining Spark); Roxanne Koepsell; Alan Chappell. 140/142 SJR Diamond Laredo $4,000 (3/9/2016 palomino s) (CD Diamond x Whiz N Spark x Topsail Whiz); San Juan Ranch; Jaymie Noland. 143 Stylin On The Bayou $3,900 (2/27/2016 sorrel s) (Mr Playinstylish x Little Bayou Babe x Smart Little Lena); Kit & Charlie Moncrief; Opal Smith. 144 Kiss The Ring $3,700 (2/20/2016 sorrel m) (Time For The Diamond x Sophistakitten x Sophisticated Catt); Winfield Farms; Ty Smith. 145 Tachitas Hickory $3,600 (3/29/2002 bay m) (Doc’s Hickory x Tachitas Last x Peppy San Badger); Bred to CD Diamond; San Juan Ranch; RaeAnn Svedberg 146/148 Mrs Jonez $3,500 (4/29/2016 sorrel m) (Travelin Jonez x Electra Can Do x Cat Man Do); W.T. Waggoner Estate; Gerald Jones. 146/148 SDP I Dare You $3,500 (3/15/2016 bay m) (Hydrive Cat x Elseware x High Brow CD); SDP Buffalo Ranch; Alan Chappell. 146/148 SJR Betin Diamonds $3,500 (RNA) (3/26/2016 sorrel m) (CD Diamond x Billies Smooth Cat x Smooth As A Cat); San Juan Ranch. 149 Julies Got A Remedy $3,400 (2/23/2016 sorrel m) (Very Smart Remedy x Julies Out Of Time x Play It Out); Winfield Farms; Andrew Kurtz. 150/151 Little Mountain Cat $3,200 (4/23/2016 sorrel m) (Dual Smart Rey x Caracal Cat x High Brow Cat); Alan Chappell; Austin Adams. 150/151 Royaltyplayinstylish $3,200 (RNA) (5/14/2016 sorrel m) (Mr Playinstylish x Chance Of Royalty x Royal Fletch); Kit & Charlie Moncrief. 152/154 Bossy Princess $3,000 (5/13/2016 chestnut m) (Sushi Boss x Nu Spotlight Chex x Nu Chex To Cash); LeRoy Hoffman; Lori Flori. 152/154 Miss Halreycious $3,000 (5/20/2016 sorrel m) (Halreycious x Survival Tactics x CD Survivor); Flag Ranch, LLC; Alan Chappell. 152/154 Stevia $3,000 (3/2/2016 sorrel m) (Kit Kat Sugar x SDP Miss Cuba Rey x Dual Rey); Double Dove Ranch; Austin Adams. 155/156 Done Wright $2,700 (4/1/2016 bay s) (Hes Wright On x Smoothly Done x Smooth As A Cat); Calle Real, Agent for MC Performance Horses; Lori Flori. 155/156 Stylin Cowgirl $2,700 (4/2/2016 sorrel m) (Mr Playinstylish x Fletchs Delight x Royal Fletch); Kit & Charlie Moncrief; Cooper Smith. 157 Peppy Doc Dual Shot $2,000 (3/9/2016 sorrel s) (Dual Shot Doc x Sassy Peppy Dual x Mister Dual Pep); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for WW Ranch, LLC; Cooper Smith. ★

Legacy Reining Sales

Girl Power The Legacy Reining Sales, a go-to event each fall, saw mares command attention as the top three sellers this year.

The Legacy Reining

Sales always attract some of the reining industry’s icons and upand-comers, given that plenty of young prospects and proven performers with undeniable bloodlines are offered for sale each year. The setting this fall at Cardinal Training Center in Aubrey, Texas, Oct. 20-21, was no different. If you wanted a seat on Oct. 20 for the Legacy Reining Breeders Sale, you had to arrive early. Many eager buyers made sure they had a spot from which to bid on their chosen yearlings when they passed through the sale pen. There were plenty of familiar faces, as well as some new buyers that made their way to the Aubrey event for the first time. “There were definitely some new owners on the results, so that’s always good,” said Mandy McCutcheon, who co-manages the sale with Jennifer Anderson. “What I always like to see is when the top professionals show up Spangled Glory was the Legacy Reining Sales’ highest seller when the hammer fell at $82,000 for the filly. there. They know that we are going to sell them. They know that they can get some really nice horses that Those figures were slightly down from Horse Association (NRHA) Derby Levels 3, don’t bring as much as they should, and they 2016, when 69 of 84 (82 percent) sold for net 2 and 1 and Youth Non-Pro Champion Gun end up with great deals and come back and receipts of $937,900, an average of $13,539 N For Glory (by Colonels Smoking Gun buy more.” and a $9,000 median. [Gunner]), who won nearly $50,000 in the Last year, it was required for all consigned Spangled Glory commanded the sale’s show pen, Spangled Glory grabbed bidders’ yearlings to have X-rays, and the sale kept top price of $82,000 as Hip No. 78. The full attention when she walked in the sale pen. that going this time around so there were no 2016 double-registered gray mare (by Star Gabe Hutchins, resident trainer for questions about soundness. Spangled Whiz) was consigned by Cardinal Tamarack Ranch, said the mare’s striking When the final bid was made on the last Reining Horses, and Tamarack Ranch signed markings and bloodlines fit the ranch’s trainof 83 select yearlings in the Legacy Reining the ticket. ing and breeding plans perfectly, making her Breeders Sale, 66 had changed hands for Star Spangled Whiz won $176,881 in his a clear choice for purchase. net sales of $749,850. Seventeen head failed performance career and earned a top 15 spot “The breeding fits our program for sure,” to meet their reserves, resulting in 80 peron the Equi-Stat Junior Reining Sires chart Hutchins said. “Obviously the color on that cent completed sales. The net average was last year, now boasting offspring earnings mare is huge, too. That is something we look $11,361 with a median of $7,350. of $226,106. Out of 2017 National Reining for in the future for breeding. It helps us

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By Alex Lynch

Kelsey Pecsek

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Legacy Reining Sales Top 10 191 horses consigned $2,244,850 gross 158 sold, $1,737,950 net, $11,000 average and $7,700 median Legend: Horse, selling price, DOB, color, sex, pedigree, broodmare information, seller, buyer

1 Spangled Glory $82,000 (2/4/2016 gray m) (Star Spangled Whiz x Gun N For Glory x Colonels Smoking Gun); Cardinal Reining Horses; Tamarack Ranch LLC. 2 Dungun With The Wind $72,000 (5/18/2010 bay m) (Colonels Smoking Gun x Dun Its Windsong x Hollywood Dun It); Brian Welman; Marcucci Reining Horses LLC. (sells open, sound with front shoes). 3 A Shining Sidekick $38,000 (4/2/2008 brown m) (Starbucks Sidekick x A Shining Starlett x Shining Spark); Equiventures; Green Valley Ranch. (embryos pulled, sells open). 4/5 Jersey Luv Chics $36,000 (2/7/2016 buckskin s) (Yellow Jersey x Wind Her Up Chic x Smart Chic Olena); Cardinal Reining Horses; Janice Laney.

Dungun With The Wind sold for $72,000, making her the highest-selling broodmare and the second-highest seller overall in Aubrey this year.

put our show horse program first, and then [think about them for] our broodmare band later on. We watched her early this morning again and had our eye on her before we even came. She fits the quality of the mares that we have at Tamarack Ranch.” Tamarack Ranch also purchased one of the second-highest-selling yearlings, Lil Joe Wrangler. The sorrel stallion was consigned by Cheryl Lauder and Grady Kimbrell, and he brought a final bid of $36,000. Lil Joe Wrangler is out of the Shining Spark mare Jacs Shining Fancy ($2,634). The stallion is by Lil Joe Cash, who was No. 9 on the sale’s sire chart this year and whose oldest foals are 3-year-olds this year. Lil Joe Cash earned $279,077 during his performance career, $163,315 of which came from his 2011 NRHA Futurity Open win with Equi-Stat Elite $5 Million Rider Andrea Fappani. Cardinal Reining Horses consigned the other second-highest-selling yearling, Jersey Luv Chics. Janice Laney paid $36,000 for the 2016 buckskin stallion. He is by World Equestrian Games Gold Medalist Yellow Jersey, who has lifetime earnings of more than $150,000, and out of Wind Her Up Chic (by Smart Chic Olena)). The second- and third-highest sellers

overall came from the Legacy Reining Consignment Sale on day two that offered 108 head of mixed stock, 92 of which sold for an 85 percent sell-through rate. While that figure is down by 5 percent from last year, the net average increased from $8,880 to $10,740, and the median saw a rise to $7,850 from 2016’s $7,000 figure. The highest seller from the Consignment Sale and the second-highest seller overall was 7-year-old mare Dungun With The Wind. The flashy, bald-faced bay was consigned by Brian Welman and purchased by Fabrizio Marcucci of Marcucci Reining Horses for $72,000. Dungun With The Wind sold open, had never been bred and was unshown prior to the sale, though she was advertised as sound to ride. She is by Equi-Stat Elite $9 Million Sire Gunner, who has been the sale’s leading sire for three years in a row. Dun Its Windsong (by Hollywood Dun It), an earner of $5,310 and 39 American Quarter Horse Association points, is Dungun With the Wind’s dam. She has produced seven foals of performance age, including Dungun With The Wind’s full sister Dun Gotta Gunner ($6,617). Marcucci was taken aback by Dungun With The Wind’s beauty and pedigree, and

4/5 Lil Joe Wrangler $36,000 (1/29/2016 sorrel s) (Lil Joe Cash x Jacs Shining Fancy x Shining Spark); Cheryl Lauder & Grady Kimbrell; Tamarack Ranch LLC. 6 Smoking Gypsy Rose $35,500 (5/5/2006 red roan m) (Colonels Smoking Gun x Alicia Rose x Topsail Whiz); Bred to Wimpys Littlecolonel; Matt Flarida, Agent; Rafael Rascon. 7 Whizkey For Theladys $30,750 (4/22/2016 brown s) (Whizkey N Diamonds x Check Your Gun Lady x Dun It Gotta Gun); Booth Ranches; Rhodes River Ranch. 8 Cromed My Gun $30,000 (2/11/2016 sorrel/overo s) (Tinker With Guns x Cromed Meerly Out x Cromed Out Mercedes); Bob Loomis Quarter Horses; Marcucci Reining Horses LLC. 9/10 Cee Me At Nite $29,000 (2/23/2016 bay m) (Gunners Special Nite x Cee Dun It Do It x Hollywood Dun It); McQuay Stables Inc.; Marcucci Reining Horses LLC. 9/10 Not Ruf To Mi $29,000 (1/11/2016 bay m) (Not Ruf At All x Mi Mega x Marthas Mega Jac); Jack Covington; Toyon Ranch LLC.

he said he would stop at nothing to add her to his newly restarted breeding program. “He really wanted that mare,” said Domenico Lomuto, who was bidding at the sale for his Italy-based friend. “He fell in love with the mare. I called him during the auction and asked him what the limit and cut-off were. I was alone there, so I needed to know. “He said the limit is to bring her home, so he really wanted her. There were other guys also wanting the mare, so the bidding went QuarterHorseNews.com

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When Shining Sidekick sold for $38,000, she became the sale’s second-highest-selling broodmare and the third-highest seller overall.

LEADING SIRES (Three or more horses sold, ranked by median)

SIRE

# Con.

# Sold

% Sold

Net $

Net Avg.

Median

Colonels Smoking Gun

83%

$146,000

$29,200

$16,500

Smart Spook

80%

$51,500

$12,875

$13,000

Whizkey N Diamonds

100%

$95,950

$15,992

$12,350

Magnum Chic Dream

100%

$75,500

$12,583

$11,750

Gunnatrashya

82%

$120,900

$13,433

$11,000

Tinker With Guns

100%

$52,500

$13,125

$9,250

Hang Ten Surprize

100%

$79,200

$11,314

$8,500

Magnum With A Dream

71%

$52,900

$10,580

$8,200

Lil Joe Cash

78%

$95,600

$13,657

$8,000

Hollywoodstinseltown

60%

$104,900

$8,742

$7,250

Gunners Special Nite

100%

$117,300

$9,023

$7,200

Smoking Whiz

100%

$28,000

$7,000

$6,750

Star Spangled Whiz

100%

$105,400

$21,080

$6,700

Wimpys Little Step

71%

$45,300

$9,060

$6,700

Pale Face Dunnit

80%

$26,500

$6,625

$6,500

Yellow Jersey

78%

$149,200

$10,657

$6,350

CD Diamond

100%

$28,200

$5,640

$6,000

A Sparkling Vintage

100%

$20,900

$5,225

$5,100

Gunners Tinseltown

83%

$34,500

$6,900

$4,200

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up quick for her. That day, nothing and no one could stop him from getting her.” Lomuto said Marcucci planned to keep the mare at Cardinal Training Center for now and develop the best breeding calendar for her moving forward. “I love that mare, too, so I asked him for an embryo,” Lomuto said of Dungun With The Wind, who was also the sale’s top-selling broodmare. “I said, ‘I don’t want commission because you are my friend, but I do want an embryo.’ She is incredible. “They plan to breed to really good stallions. I am really working with him to understand what stallion would be the greatest cross for her. We have thought a little bit about Inferno [Sixty Six]. But they might be too close in breeding. A lot are breeding close to him with Gunner mares, so we may try something else just to try something different. I have a couple of ideas, and he will work with me on a couple good stallions.” Dungun With The Wind had a half-sister walk through the sale arena shortly after she sold. Sailors Last Song, a 5-year-old moneyearner who is by Equi-Stat Elite $9 Million Sire Wimpys Little Step, was also consigned by Welman. The hammer fell at $8,700, and the mare went home with Misty Valley Performance Horses. The third-highest seller overall was also a broodmare that came from the Consignment Sale. A Shining Sidekick, a 9-year-old brown mare consigned by Equiventures, was sold open to Green Valley Ranch for $38,000. A Shining Sidekick earned more than $45,000 during her performance career. She is the dam of four offspring, including one performer with more than $11,000 in earnings, two 3-year-olds and one 2016 yearling. A Shining Sidekick is the daughter of the proven dam A Shining Starlett (by Shining Spark), who has offspring earnings of $158,417, and is by Starbucks Sidekick (by Smart Starbuck), an earner of nearly $200,000. McCutcheon said she was overjoyed by the outcome of this year’s sale and the new faces she saw in the crowd, and she is already looking forward to next year’s event. “At the start of the first day, I was a little nervous,” McCutcheon admitted of the slow start to the Legacy Reining Breeders Sale. “But as the sale went on and into the second day, it turned out quite good. It seems that every year I have that worry that something is not going to work out. But at the end, it always works out and turns out to be a good sale.”

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Legacy Reining Sales 10-Year Comparisons Age Group

# Consigned

Gross Sales

Gross Avg.

# Sold

% Sold

Net Sales

Net Avg.

Median

2017 Broodmares Yearling Colts Yearling Fillies Yearling Totals 2-Year-Old Colts 2-Year-Old Fillies 2-Year-Old Totals 3-Year-Old Mares 3-Year-Old Totals 4-Year-Old Stallions 4-Year-Old Totals 5-Year-Old Stallions 5-Year-Old Mares 5-Year-Old Geldings 5-Year-Old Totals 6-Year-Old Mares 6-Year-Old Totals 7+-Year-Old Geldings 7+-Year-Old Totals

10 83 80 163 2 4 6 3 3 1 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 1 1

$195,600 $987,350 $831,000 $1,818,350 $32,700 $43,000 $75,700 $34,500 $34,500 $13,000 $13,000 $22,000 $39,200 $8,000 $69,200 $27,000 $27,000 $11,500 $11,500

$19,560 $11,896 $10,388 $11,156 $16,350 $10,750 $12,617 $11,500 $11,500 $13,000 $13,000 $22,000 $13,067 $8,000 $13,840 $27,000 $27,000 $11,500 $11,500

9 69 68 137 1 3 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 0

90% 83% 85% 84% 50% 75% 67% 67% 67% 100% 100% 0% 100% 100% 80% 0% 0% 100% 100%

$190,600 $723,150 $679,300 $1,402,450 $18,700 $32,000 $50,700 $22,500 $22,500 $13,000 $13,000 $0 $39,200 $8,000 $47,200 $0 $0 $11,500 $11,500

$21,178 $10,480 $9,990 $10,237 $18,700 $10,667 $12,675 $11,250 $11,250 $13,000 $13,000 $0 $13,067 $8,000 $11,800 $0 $0 $11,500 $11,500

$8,500 $7,500 $7,100 $7,200 $18,700 $10,000 $13,500 $11,250 $11,250 $13,000 $13,000 $0 $15,000 $8,000 $11,850 $0 $0 $11,500 $11,500

2016 Broodmares Yearling Totals 2-Year-Old Totals 3-Year-Old Totals 7+-Year-Old Totals 2016 TOTALS

31 171 9 6 3 220

$305,100 $1,965,200 $60,700 $71,700 $13,800 $2,416,500

$9,842 $11,492 $6,744 $11,950 $4,600 $10,984

29 146 9 5 3 192

94% 85% 100% 83% 100% 87%

$284,100 $1,608,800 $60,700 $62,700 $13,800 $2,030,100

$9,797 $11,019 $6,744 $12,540 $4,600 $10,573

$7,500 $8,000 $7,000 $6,700 $2,000 $7,600

2015 Broodmares Weanling Totals Yearling Totals 2-Year-Old Totals 3-Year-Old Totals 4-Year-Old Totals 5-Year-Old Totals 7+-Year-Old Totals 2015 TOTALS

37 2 207 15 1 3 1 1 267

$274,300 $15,500 $2,506,450 $207,500 $7,500 $25,200 $7,000 $5,000 $3,048,450

$7,414 $7,750 $12,108 $13,833 $7,500 $8,400 $7,000 $5,000 $11,417

34 2 169 14 1 3 1 1 225

92% 100% 82% 93% 100% 100% 100% 100% 84%

$227,300 $15,500 $1,942,750 $198,800 $7,500 $25,200 $7,000 $5,000 $2,429,050

$6,685 $7,750 $11,496 $14,200 $7,500 $8,400 $7,000 $5,000 $10,796

$5,100 $7,750 $8,500 $9,100 $7,500 $7,600 $7,000 $5,000 $8,000

2014 Broodmares Yearling Totals 2-Year-Old Totals 3-Year-Old Totals 4-Year-Old Totals 6-Year-Old Totals 7+-Year-Old Totals 2014 TOTALS

23 207 31 8 6 1 1 277

$252,000 $2,789,500 $352,100 $69,750 $55,700 $9,000 $1,500 $3,529,550

$10,957 $13,476 $11,358 $8,719 $9,283 $9,000 $1,500 $12,742

22 170 24 8 6 1 1 232

96% 82% 77% 100% 100% 100% 100% 84%

$247,000 $2,176,400 $244,100 $69,750 $55,700 $9,000 $1,500 $2,803,450

$11,227 $12,802 $10,171 $8,719 $9,283 $9,000 $1,500 $12,084

$7,750 $9,500 $7,500 $7,250 $7,100 $9,000 $1,500 $8,500

2013 Broodmares Weanling Totals Yearling Totals 2-Year-Old Totals 3-Year-Old Totals 4-Year-Old Totals 5-Year-Old Totals 7+-Year-Old Totals 2013 TOTALS

23 2 189 7 11 5 3 3 243

$370,750 $5,300 $2,514,000 $42,550 $106,000 $69,200 $45,700 $12,000 $3,165,500

$16,120 $2,650 $13,302 $6,079 $9,636 $13,840 $15,233 $4,000 $13,027

18 1 163 5 9 5 3 3 207

78% 50% 86% 71% 82% 100% 100% 100% 85%

$328,000 $3,800 $2,152,150 $33,950 $72,750 $69,200 $45,700 $12,000 $2,717,550

$18,222 $3,800 $13,203 $6,790 $8,083 $13,840 $15,233 $4,000 $13,128

$10,375 $3,800 $9,500 $6,000 $6,000 $9,500 $18,500 $3,000 $9,000

1 1

2012 TOTALS

192

$2,310,500

$12,034

165

86%

$1,995,200

$12,092

$8,700

2011 TOTALS

102

$1,208,500

$11,848

91%

$1,145,200

$12,314

$10,000

2010 TOTALS

$1,018,400

$10,608

84%

$815,000

$10,062

$6,700

2009 TOTALS

$999,950

$10,204

88%

$884,050

$10,280

$7,150

2008 TOTAL

$869,900

$10,874

90%

$776,900

$10,790

$8,750

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Results LEGACY REINING BREEDERS SALE

Held October 20, 2017 83 horses consigned $1,043,250 gross for a $12,569 average 66 sold (80%), $749,850 net, $11,361 average and $7,350 median. Legend: (RNA) = Reserve not attained, horse did not sell. Horse, selling price, DOB, color, sex, pedigree, broodmare information, seller, buyer 1 Spangled Glory $82,000 (2/4/2016 gray m) (Star Spangled Whiz x Gun N For Glory x Colonels Smoking Gun); Cardinal Reining Horses; Tamarack Ranch LLC. 2 The Luckie One $50,000 (RNA) (2/29/2016 buckskin s) (Wimpys Little Step x My Lucky Moonstone x Topsail Whiz); Booth Ranches. 3 Alpha Trashyanicki $38,500 (RNA) (5/7/2016 bay m) (Gunnatrashya x Chexanicki x Bueno Chexinic); Alpha Quarter Horses LLC. 4 Jersey Luv Chics $36,000 (2/7/2016 buckskin s) (Yellow Jersey x Wind Her Up Chic x Smart Chic Olena); Cardinal Reining Horses; Janice Laney. 5 Whizkey For Theladys $30,750 (4/22/2016 brown s) (Whizkey N Diamonds x Check Your Gun Lady x Dun It Gotta Gun); Booth Ranches; Rhodes River Ranch. 6/7 Cee Me At Nite $29,000 (2/23/2016 bay m) (Gunners Special Nite x Cee Dun It Do It x Hollywood Dun It); McQuay Stables Inc.; Marcucci Reining Horses LLC. 6/7 Not Ruf To Mi $29,000 (1/11/2016 bay m) (Not Ruf At All x Mi Mega x Marthas Mega Jac); Jack Covington; Toyon Ranch LLC. 8 Cash Mi In $28,500 (RNA) (2/24/2016 bay s) (Lil Joe Cash x Mi Mega x Marthas Mega Jac); Jack Covington. 9 Alpha Holly Blu Boon $27,000 (RNA) (5/10/2016 dun m) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Flo N Blu Boon x Pretty Boy Boon); Alpha Quarter Horses LLC. 10 Chocolate Diamondzz $25,000 (4/25/2016 bay m) (Whizkey N Diamonds x Brennas Dream x Magnum Chic Dream); Booth Ranches; Rhodes River Ranch. 11 TR Mic Magnum $22,000 (3/29/2016 sorrel s) (Magnum Chic Dream x Hung Up On The Girl x Hangten Peppy); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Tamarack Ranch LLC; Casey Hinton. 12 Ruf N Spookin $21,500 (4/5/2016 chestnut s) (Smart Spook x Ruffle Me Up x Lil Ruf Peppy); Sterling Ranch; Amber McDowell. 13 SJR Gunnastopya $20,500 (1/16/2016 palomino m) (Gunnatrashya x Shiners Sulena x Shining Spark); San Juan Ranch; Rancho El Sagrado. 14 Made In Jersey $20,000 (3/8/2016 sorrel s) (Yellow Jersey x Shine Ann x Shining Spark); McQuay Stables Inc.; Marcucci Reining Horses LLC. 15 Ready For Ya $19,500 (RNA) (3/30/2016 buckskin s) (Smart Spook x Customized Gunner x Colonels Smoking Gun); McQuay Stables Inc. 16 Inwhizzable Dream $17,500 (RNA) (1/29/2016 chestnut s) (Magnum With A Dream x Adarable x Inwhizable); Terry & Warnetta Martin. 17 Gunnabeasmartchick $17,200 (2/28/2016 sorrel m) (Gunnatrashya x Jameen Chick x Smart Chic Olena); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Blake Performance Horses; Rancho Santa Cecilia.

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The show results published in Quarter Horse News are provided by the show management and are tentative at the time of publication.

18 King Of Tinseltown $16,500 (RNA) (1/5/2016 red dun s) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Shiners Valentine x Shining Spark); Carlton & Khris Crowe. 19 Magnum Diamond $15,700 (3/3/2016 palomino s) (Whizkey N Diamonds x Magnums Enterprise x Magnum Chic Dream); Judy Box Quarter Horses; Amber McDowell. 20/21 My Skirt Has Tinsel $15,500 (2/8/2016 palomino m) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Myskirtisinthedirt x Jerry Lees Surprise); Silva Reining Horses; Audrey Bowyer. 20/21 TR Tinseltown $15,500 (3/5/2016 palomino s) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Spooks N Sparks x Smart Spook); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Tamarack Ranch LLC; Jason Vanlandingham. 22 Jersey In The Bay $15,000 (2/12/2016 bay s) (Yellow Jersey x Dun It In The Bay x Starlights Wrangler); Cardinal Reining Horses; Parker Slavin. 23 Dunit In My Jersey $14,000 (1/21/2016 sorrel s) (Yellow Jersey x Ms Whiz Dunit x Topsail Whiz); Tom & Mandy McCutcheon; Amber McDowell. 24 Plum Smart At Reynin $13,500 (3/11/2016 chestnut m) (Smart Spook x Plum Reyning x Mr Solano Rey); Sterling Ranch; Kevin Rosenbaum. 25/28 Chics In The Mob $13,000 (RNA) (3/29/2016 bay m) (HF Mobster x Chics Marcie x Smart Chic Olena); Monica Mathison. 25/28 Lil Shiney Cash $13,000 (4/28/2016 bay m) (Lil Joe Cash x Win My Shine x Shining Spark); Stefani Calcagnini, Agent; Josh Tishman. 25/28 Pending $13,000 (RNA) (1/1/2016 palomino s) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Smartest Sister x Hesa Smart Chic); Heather Weisz. 25/28 Smiling At You $13,000 (RNA) (3/17/2016 red dun s) (Magnum With A Dream x Boogies Smart Star x Smart Starbuck); Josh & Carri Visser. 29 Mobgirls $12,500 (RNA) (1/1/2016 sorrel m) (HF Mobster x Shining Bubbles x Shining Spark); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Toyon Ranch LLC. 30/32 Gunnatrash Mi $12,000 (3/10/2016 bay m) (Gunnatrashya x Mi Mega x Marthas Mega Jac); Jack Covington; Scott & Kathy McCutcheon. 30/32 Shez Gunnabea Slider $12,000 (4/30/2016 sorrel m) (ARC Gunnabeabigstar x Sheza Shady Silder x Shining Spark); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Rancho Sereno; SDP Buffalo Ranch/Shane Plummer.

Footworks Finest); Jaimie Demott; Huerta Rhussmman. 37/38 Sparklin Juice $9,000 (3/2/2016 sorrel m) (Whizkey N Diamonds x Juicetta x Smart Like Juice); Judy Box Quarter Horses; Fred Thomsson. 39/41 Joe One Gun $8,500 (RNA) (4/24/2016 sorrel s) (Lil Joe Cash x Lena One Gun x One Gun); Lisa Coulter. 39/41 Leave The Night On $8,500 (1/21/2016 black m) (REF Black Mamba x Twilight Spook x Spooktacular); Vista Equine Colorado LLC; Rancho Santa Cecilia. 39/41 Whizkey Warrior $8,500 (3/23/2016 palomino s) (Whizkey N Diamonds x Hollywood China Chic x Hollywood Dun It); Hendricks Reining Horses Inc.; Kelly Hostetler. 42 A Special Cowgirl $8,200 (4/17/2016 sorrel m) (Gunners Special Nite x Cowgirl In A Benz x Smart Starbuck); Craig Cooper; Debbie Brown. 43/44 Flashin My Jersey $8,000 (RNA) (3/23/2016 sorrel m) (Yellow Jersey x Shine Ann x Shining Spark); McQuay Stables Inc. 43/44 Gunnatrashya Dream $8,000 (4/21/2016 sorrel m) (Gunnatrashya x Maggie Chic Dream x Magnum Chic Dream); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Lil Equine LLC; David Bunfill. 45/46 Hang Ten Gabriel $7,700 (1/24/2016 bay s) (Hang Ten Surprize x Angel Eyes Wrangler x Starlights Wrangler); Hendricks Reining Horses Inc.; Rancho Santa Cecilia. 45/46 UB Stylin Cash $7,700 (3/8/2016 sorrel m) (Lil Joe Cash x UB Stylin With Me x Lean With Me); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Lotti Quarter Horses; Wrangler Partners. 47 Crucial Conflict $7,500 (2/13/2016 grullo s) (Guns R For Shootin x Mainly Jac x Hollywood Jac 86); Humphrey Quarter Horses Inc.; Gabriele Flad. 48 Lil Jo Lene $7,200 (2/2/2016 sorrel m) (Lil Joe Cash x Magnum Done It x Magnum Chic Dream); Vista Equine Colorado LLC; Alex Malo. 49/54 Alpha My Chics Town $7,000 (RNA) (5/4/2016 sorrel m) (Hollywoodstinseltown x My Chics Got Guns x Colonels Smoking Gun); Alpha Quarter Horses LLC. 49/54 Nite Time Jewels $7,000 (3/20/2016 sorrel/solid m) (Gunners Special Nite x Hot Hollywood Jewels x Hollywood Dun It); Turnabout Farm Inc.; Justin Mathison. 49/54 No Textn Just Ride $7,000 (2/16/2016 buckskin m) (A Sparkling Vintage x Dun It Got Lucky x Hollywood Dun It); Roxanne Koepsell; Slide Or Die LLC/Ornelli.

30/32 Smokin Good Gun $12,000 (4/18/2016 bay m) (Colonels Smoking Gun x Rio Dun Good x Hollywood Dun It); McQuay Stables Inc.; Miguel Villegas.

49/54 Rufnsmart In Montana $7,000 (3/20/2016 bay m) (Rufanicki x Montanas Smart Chic x Smart Chic Olena); Sterling Ranch; Steve & Cindy Harwood.

33 Colonels Big Nite $11,000 (2/24/2016 sorrel s) (Gunners Special Nite x Miss Hickory Tari x Taris Catalyst); Betty Frost; Mandy McCutcheon.

49/54 Shoot First $7,000 (RNA) (1/25/2016 red dun m) (Guns R For Shootin x Sassy Done It x Hollywood Dun It); Humphrey Quarter Horses Inc..

34/35 Justa Hottie $10,000 (1/18/2016 buckskin m) (Yellow Jersey x Whiz N Chexy Chic x Topsail Whiz); Booth Ranches; Marcucci Reining Horses LLC.

49/54 Toodaaloo $7,000 (1/1/2016 chestnut m) (Wimpys Littlecolonel x Whizards Magic x Whizard Jac); Booth Ranches; Abby Chavez.

34/35 Sheza Special Shiner $10,000 (2/18/2016 sorrel m) (Gunners Special Nite x Shiner Light x Shining Spark); McQuay Stables Inc.; Sabine Ehrenreich.

55 Pending $6,700 (1/1/2016 bay m) (CFR Centenario Wimpy x Madeof Pure Spangled x Star Spangled Whiz); Cardinal Reining Horses; Casey Deary.

36 Queen Of Tinseltown $9,200 (RNA) (1/20/2016 chestnut m) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Shiners Valentine x Shining Spark); Carlton & Khris Crowe.

56/58 Alpha Princess Kelle $6,500 (2/29/2016 bay m) (Magnum Chic Dream x Paparazzi Princess x Gallo Del Cielo); Alpha Quarter Horses LLC; Mandy McCutcheon.

37/38 Lowdownintinseltown $9,000 (1/15/2016 palomino s) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Red Hot Footwork x

56/58 Hes Nifty At Nite $6,500 (1/5/2016 bay s) (Gunners Special Nite x Nifty Starbuck x Smart Starbuck); Tom & Mandy McCutcheon; Jorge Montamayor Gonzalez.

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Results

The show results published in Quarter Horse News are provided by the show management and are tentative at the time of publication.

56/58 Play Ten $6,500 (3/17/2016 bay s) (Hang Ten Surprize x Play Lil Peppy x Freckles Playboy); Hendricks Reining Horses Inc.; Luis Guajardo. 59 Magic Mike Style $6,200 (3/16/2016 red dun s) (Yellow Jersey x Whiz Okie Style x Topsail Whiz); Carlton & Khris Crowe; Villa Chica Performance Horses. 60/63 Gunna Aim High $6,000 (5/8/2016 chestnut m) (Gunnatrashya x Sparklin Amy x Shiny Fandango); Deborah Strahman; Miguel Villegas. 60/63 Mickey The Mobster $6,000 (5/22/2016 buckskin s) (HF Mobster x Wimpys Pinesail x Wimpys Little Step); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Lil Equine LLC; Francesca Sternberg. 60/63 Surprize It $6,000 (3/4/2016 bay s) (Hang Ten Surprize x Hollywood China Chic x Hollywood Dun It); Hendricks Reining Horses Inc.; Villa Chica Performance Horses. (cryptorchid). 60/63 Vintage Starr $6,000 (5/1/2016 palomino s) (A Sparkling Vintage x Belle Starr Dun It x Hollywood Dun It); Turnabout Farm Inc.; Barak Gibori. 64/66 Autumns Golden Wish $5,500 (3/29/2016 palomino s) (Yellow Jersey x Autumns Wish x Topsail Whiz); Carlton & Khris Crowe; Edjuardo Gianasi. 64/66 Give Me A Derringer $5,500 (5/4/2016 sorrel m) (Guns R For Shootin x Myskirtisinthedirt x Jerry Lees Surprise); McQuay Stables Inc.; Jim & Debbie Metcalf. 64/66 Hollywood N Chics $5,500 (2/17/2016 sorrel s) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Maggie Chic Dream x Magnum Chic Dream); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Lil Equine LLC; Juan Jose Perez. 67/68 Mizzentown $5,000 (4/2/2016 sorrel m) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Mizzen Crome x Custom Crome); Cardinal Reining Horses; Jenny Ricotta. 67/68 Whiz Her Up $5,000 (4/15/2016 sorrel m) (Star Spangled Whiz x Wind Her Up Chic x Smart Chic Olena); Cardinal Reining Horses; Casey Deary. 69/71 Darlins Cody Boy (PT) $4,700 (RNA) (5/13/2016 sorrel/solid s) (Electric Code x Darlins Not Painted (PT) x Smokin Chic Olena); Tom & Mandy McCutcheon. 69/71 Super Fancy Nite $4,700 (2/11/2016 bay m) (Gunners Special Nite x Super Olena Chic x Smart Chic Olena); Robert Webb; Misty Valley Performance Horses LLC. 69/71 Thenexthollywoodstar $4,700 (1/1/2016 palomino s) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Miss Hickory Tari x Taris Catalyst); Betty Frost; Keystone Ranch/Marco Munoz. 72/74 Dolls Vintage $4,200 (3/30/2016 sorrel m) (A Sparkling Vintage x Mifs Doll x Mifillena); Cardinal Reining Horses; George & Carol Bell. 72/74 Dun Won A Gun $4,200 (4/9/2016 sorrel m) (Gunners Tinseltown x Dun Won A Spook x Smart Spook); Davis Silva; Miguel Villegas. 72/74 Pearlhandlehollywood $4,200 (4/4/2016 palomino s) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Gunners Pearl x Colonels Smoking Gun); Silva Reining Horses; Alex Castaneda. (cryptorchid). 75/80 Best Be Smoking (PT) $4,000 (4/19/2016 sorrel s) (Smoking Whiz x Best By Tari x Taris Catalyst); Bob Loomis Quarter Horses; Wagman Ranch Inc.. 75/80 Dont Callme Yellow $4,000 (5/7/2016 sorrel s) (Yellow Jersey x Gunners Doll Face x Colonels Smoking Gun); McQuay Stables Inc.; Huerta Rhussmman. 75/80

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$4,000

(4/18/2016 buckskin m) (Spooks Gotta Gun x A Ruf Mistress x Lil Ruf Peppy); Vision Quest Reiners LLC; Miguel Villegas.

(4/12/2012 gray s) (Wimpys Little Step x Miss Silver Gun x Colonels Smoking Gun); Allen Chappell, Agent.

75/80 Shiney Special Nite $4,000 (4/13/2016 sorrel s) (Gunners Special Nite x Shiney Enterprise x Smart And Shiney); Turnabout Farm Inc.; Mandy McCutcheon.

11 Wimpy Little Dun It $18,700 (3/29/2015 sorrel s) (Wimpys Little Step x Hermosa Dun It x Hollywood Dun It); Allen Chappell, Agent; Vanessa Gravett.

75/80 Solano Spook $4,000 (5/27/2016 sorrel m) (Smart Spook x Solanos Baretta x Mr Solano Rey); Sterling Ranch; Dan Swaney.

12 A Beautiful Dream $17,500 (3/2/2016 sorrel s) (Magnum With A Dream x Inside Slide x Topsail Whiz); Josh & Carri Visser; Gary Smith.

75/80 Tinker Chic $4,000 (2/1/2016 bay m) (Tinker With Guns x Chics Starlight x Smart Chic Olena); Bob Loomis Quarter Horses; Luis Guajardo.

13/15 Nifty Starbuck $17,000 (3/6/2010 bay m) (Smart Starbuck x Nifty Jodie Jac x Jodies Nifty Bee); Bred to Gunners Special Nite; Equiventures; Mario Madrigal.

81 Tinseltown Sannie $3,500 (3/21/2016 sorrel m) (Gunners Tinseltown x Shining Sannie x Shining Spark); McQuay Stables Inc.; Luis Guajardo.

13/15 Showtime N Joe $17,000 (5/15/2016 palomino s) (Lil Joe Cash x Showtimes Lil Step x Wimpys Little Step); Garth Brown, Agent; St-Onge Reining Horses.

82 Jersey Town $3,200 (4/19/2016 chestnut s) (Yellow Jersey x Scoot Lil Bo x Little Bo Badger); Briana Bartlett & Lisa Coulter; Miguel Villegas.

13/15 Tinseltowns Razberi $17,000 (2/21/2015 red roan m) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Smoking Gypsey Rose x Colonels Smoking Gun); Matt Flarida, Agent; Susan Gay.

83 Chex From A Gun $2,800 (1/9/2016 sorrel s) (Gunners Tinseltown x Lenas Ruby Chex x Smart Peppy Lena); Silva Reining Horses; Copperhead Ranch.

16 Gunners Smoke Show (PT) $16,500 (2/24/2014 sorrel/solid m) (Colonels Smoking Gun x Darlins Not Painted (PT) x Smokin Chic Olena); Turnabout Farm Inc.; SDP Buffalo Ranch/Shane Plummer.

LEGACY REINING CONSIGNMENT SALE

17 Gunner Berry Spooks $16,000 (2/5/2016 red roan s) (Gunners Tinseltown x Straw Berry Spooks x Spooks Gotta Gun); Stefani Calcagnini, Agent; Toyon Ranch LLC. (cryptorchid).

Held October 21, 2017 108 horses consigned $1,201,600 gross for a $11,126 average 92 sold (85%), $988,100 net, $10,740 average and $7,850 median.

Legend: (RNA) = Reserve not attained, horse did not sell. Horse, selling price, DOB, color, sex, pedigree, broodmare information, seller, buyer 1 Dungun With The Wind $72,000 (5/18/2010 bay m) (Colonels Smoking Gun x Dun Its Windsong x Hollywood Dun It); Brian Welman; Marcucci Reining Horses LLC. (sells open, sound with front shoes). 2 Pending $55,000 (RNA) (1/1/2016 buckskin s) (Hollywood Dun It x CD Smokes Gunner x Colonels Lone Gun); McQuay Stables Inc., Agent.

18/20 Guna Dream Big $15,500 (4/11/2016 buckskin s) (Magnum With A Dream x Guna Be Customized x Colonels Smoking Gun); Josh & Carri Visser; Kelly Hostetler. 18/20 Like A Thug $15,500 (RNA) (2/29/2016 sorrel s) (HF Mobster x West Coast Smart x West Coast Whiz); Troop Quarter Horses. 18/20 This Chics Surprised $15,500 (3/13/2012 bay m) (Jerry Lees Surprise x This Chics An Okie x Smart Chic Olena); Robin Mazzocca; Matt Lantz. 21 Evolutions $15,000 (5/29/2012 bay m) (Einsteins Revolution x Coronas Affair x Corona Cody); Brian Welman; Jonathan Gauthier.

3 A Shining Sidekick $38,000 (4/2/2008 brown m) (Starbucks Sidekick x A Shining Starlett x Shining Spark); Equiventures; Green Valley Ranch. (embryos pulled, sells open).

22 Yella Belly Mobster $14,000 (RNA) (4/14/2015 palomino s) (HF Mobster x Inwhizabell x Inwhizable); Pierre Maclure.

4 Lil Joe Wrangler $36,000 (1/29/2016 sorrel s) (Lil Joe Cash x Jacs Shining Fancy x Shining Spark); Cheryl Lauder & Grady Kimbrell; Tamarack Ranch LLC.

23 Sparklin Magnums $13,500 (5/6/2016 chestnut s) (Magnum Chic Dream x Shining Sulena x Shining Spark); Pro Fit Equine, Agent; Toyon Ranch LLC.

5 Smoking Gypsy Rose $35,500 (5/5/2006 red roan m) (Colonels Smoking Gun x Alicia Rose x Topsail Whiz); Bred to Wimpys Littlecolonel; Matt Flarida, Agent; Rafael Rascon.

24/25 Chex Dream $13,000 (5/17/2013 sorrel s) (Magnum Chic Dream x King Betsys Chex x Nu Chex To Cash); Scott & Kathleen McCutcheon; Ron Burns.

6 Cromed My Gun $30,000 (2/11/2016 sorrel/overo s) (Tinker With Guns x Cromed Meerly Out x Cromed Out Mercedes); Bob Loomis Quarter Horses; Marcucci Reining Horses LLC. 7 Sparkin Metal $27,000 (RNA) (5/15/2011 chestnut m) (Metallic Cat x Sparking Train x Shining Spark); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for WW Ranch LLC. 8 HA Trashya Tune $26,500 (1/25/2016 palomino s) (Gunnatrashya x HA Lenas Tune x Lena Spark); Hillis Akin Family Partnership; Slide Or Die LLC/Ornelli. 9 Shesahollywoodten $26,000 (1/17/2016 gray m) (Hang Ten Surprize x Dun It For Light x Hit The Lights); Reign Realty LLC; Luis Guajardo. 10

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24/25 Gunna Surprize $13,000 (1/5/2016 bay m) (Hang Ten Surprize x Gunning To Survive x Gunners Special Nite); Cardinal Reining Horses; Luis Guajardo. 26 Spooked Remedy $12,500 (2/12/2016 chestnut s) (Smart Spook x Spooks Remedy x Quanahs Col Remedy); Sterling Ranch; Dan Swaney. 27 Prettiest Chicintown $12,000 (RNA) (3/8/2014 palomino m) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Chics N Roosters x Smart Chic Olena); Baurch Reining Horses. 28/31 A Gun In Jersey $11,500 (3/17/2016 dun s) (Yellow Jersey x Fabulous Guns x Colonels Smoking Gun); Silva Reining Horses; Monte Anderman. 28/31 Getting Ten $11,500 (1/1/2016 bay s) (Hang Ten Surprize x Dunnit Bar None x Dunnit In Hollywood); Hendricks Reining Horses Inc.; Tremblay Reining Horses.

Results

The show results published in Quarter Horse News are provided by the show management and are tentative at the time of publication.

28/31 Its Tuff N Hollywood $11,500 (3/9/2010 sorrel g) (Hollywood Vintage x Abbie Be Tuff x Lil Ruf Peppy); Joyce Borchardt; John Twombly. 28/31 Our Major Nite $11,500 (1/20/2016 sorrel m) (Gunners Special Nite x Our Major Affair x Major Vaquero); Robert Stinner; Brittney Teiber. 32/33 Kim Lady Trashya $11,000 (1/14/2016 palomino m) (Gunnatrashya x Wimpys Betsy Dual x Wimpys Little Step); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Katie Firmin; Barak Gibori. 32/33 Showing Her Guns $11,000 (RNA) (5/30/2015 sorrel m) (Colonels Smoking Gun x Elans Smarty Ghost x Elans Playboy); Janet & Andy Cowles. 34/36 HA Gunna Have Steps $10,500 (RNA) (3/6/2016 black s) (Gunnatrashya x In The Steps Of Chex x Wimpys Little Step); Hillis Akin Family Partnership. 34/36 Magnums Relativity $10,500 (3/3/2016 bay m) (Magnum Chic Dream x Einsteins Blue Moon x Einsteins Revolution); Tolbert Foster; Kaleb Hinton. 34/36 Smart Chic Smokin $10,500 (4/20/2016 palomino s) (Smoking Whiz x Smart Lil Jac x Smart Chic Olena); Bob Loomis Quarter Horses; Wrangler Partners. 37 Fancy Lil Gunner $10,200 (3/3/2016 chestnut m) (Gunnatrashya x Jacs Shining Fancy x Shining Spark); Cheryl Lauder & Grady Kimbrell; Rancho Santa Cecilia. 38/42 Dun With Tinsel $10,000 (5/9/2016 palomino m) (Tinsel Jac x A Tuf Chexer x Lil Ruf Peppy); Sterling Ranch; Debbie Brown.

(3/13/2016 black s) (Hang Ten Surprize x Taris Attraction x Mr Boomerjac); Hendricks Reining Horses Inc.; Rancho Santa Cecilia. 46/50 Tinsel Chic Nic $8,500 (RNA) (5/7/2016 sorrel m) (Gunners Tinseltown x Millionnic Chic x Smart Chic Olena); Stefani Calcagnini, Agent. 51/52 Dreamin DH Magnum $8,200 (4/24/2016 sorrel s) (Magnum With A Dream x Frostys Little Diva x Docs Frosty Lena CT); Terry & Warnetta Martin; Jesse Amussen. 51/52 Nite Colonel $8,200 (4/5/2016 palomino s) (Wimpys Littlecolonel x Chics Nite x Gunners Special Nite); Cardinal Reining Horses; Brandon Freiheit. 53/56 Famous Footwork $8,000 (2/12/2016 bay s) (Gunners Tinseltown x Fabulous Footwork x Hollywood Dun It); Pat Garrett & Barb Wibbels; Michael Hinrichson. 53/56 Legacy Cash $8,000 (4/3/2016 sorrel m) (Lil Joe Cash x Sannie Shine x Shining Spark); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Gray-Leigh Wilson; Sabine Ehrenreich. 53/56 Mizzens Whiz $8,000 (2/1/2016 palomino m) (Star Spangled Whiz x Mizzens Little Step x Wimpys Little Step); Cardinal Reining Horses; Teresa Babineaux. 53/56 Mr Twinseltown $8,000 (2/5/2012 palomino g) (Hollywoodstinseltown x SC Smart Abby Lynx x Smart Little Abner); Joe Vendramini; Parker Slavin. 57/59 CC Nite Special $7,700 (4/7/2016 bay s) (Gunners Special Nite x Musk Be Bueno x Bueno Chexinic); Pro Fit Equine; Cade McCutcheon.

65/70 TR Reinman $7,000 (5/19/2016 sorrel s) (Shine Chic Shine x KR Ima Gunner x Colonels Smoking Gun); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Tamarack Ranch LLC; Billy Williams. 65/70 WND Affair $7,000 (1/26/2016 chestnut s) (Whizkey N Diamonds x Cowgirl Affair x Major Vaquero); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Lil Equine LLC; Fred Thomsson. 71/73 Mizzens Little Star $6,700 (1/22/2016 bay s) (Star Spangled Whiz x Mizzens Little Step x Wimpys Little Step); Cardinal Reining Horses; Carl Hostetler. 71/73 Rock On Wimpy $6,700 (2/29/2016 sorrel s) (Wimpys Little Step x Spot On N Sassy x Colonels Smoking Gun); Roxanne Koepsell; Copperhead Ranch. 71/73 Smarty Joe Cash $6,700 (6/10/2016 sorrel s) (Lil Joe Cash x Elans Smarty Ghost x Elans Playboy); Janet & Andy Cowles; Luis Guajardo. 74/76 Bonzos Montreux $6,500 (6/11/2016 bay s) (Starlights Wrangler x Hangten Spanish Lady x Hangten Peppy); Hendricks Reining Horses Inc.; Valentin Rascon. 74/76 CCR Whizzen Step $6,500 (2/15/2016 palomino m) (Smoking Whiz x Claras Little Step x Wimpys Little Step); Center Cross Ranch LLC; Debbie Maddock. 74/76 Kwackalackin $6,500 (3/25/2016 sorrel m) (Yellow Jersey x One Time Kwackin x One Time Pepto); Carlton Crowe, Agent; Louise Kack. 77 SJR Diamond Shana $6,200 (3/7/2016 palomino s) (CD Diamond x Shanias Lil Step x Wimpys Little Step); San Juan Ranch; Copperhead Ranch.

38/42 Gunnin For A Whiz Gun (PT) $10,000 (1/1/2016 sorrel/tobiano s) (Tinker With Guns x Painted By Whiz (PT) x Topsail Whiz); Pamela Jean Loomis; Marcucci Reining Horses LLC.

57/59 Hello Wallz $7,700 (3/18/2010 red dun m) (Einsteins Revolution x Dontquestionthischic x Chocolate Chic Olena); Bred to Colonels Shining Gun; Mary Cartier; Victor Barba.

38/42 Magnum Gunner $10,000 (1/18/2016 sorrel s) (Magnum Chic Dream x This Chics Got A Gun x Colonels Smoking Gun); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Gray-Leigh Wilson; P.A. Vagelorel.

57/59 KC Dreamalittledream $7,700 (5/13/2016 sorrel m) (Magnum With A Dream x Custom Ferrari x Custom Crome); Josh & Carri Visser, Agent; Liberty Performance Horses/Courtney Linde.

38/42 Okie Dokie Spooks $10,000 (1/1/2016 dun s) (Spooks Gotta Gun x Okie Dokie Whiz x Topsail Whiz); Bob Loomis Quarter Horses; Sherry Adams.

60/62 Pale Chics Do It $7,500 (RNA) (5/3/2016 palomino m) (Pale Face Dunnit x Chics Cowsense x Smart Chic Olena); Troop Quarter Horses.

78/84 Hollywood Swagger $6,000 (4/14/2016 bay s) (Hollywoodstinseltown x With Me The Moon x Lean With Me); Winfield Farms; Louise Kack.

38/42 Smokin Deja Vu $10,000 (4/21/2015 buckskin m) (Colonels Smoking Gun x Dun Its Deja Vu x Hollywood Dun It); McQuay Stables Inc.; SDP Buffalo Ranch/Shane Plummer.

60/62 Rio Nites $7,500 (1/20/2016 buckskin m) (CFR Centenario Wimpy x Chics Nite x Gunnatrashya); Cardinal Reining Horses; Scott Rothermund.

78/84 Jerseys Movie Star $6,000 (5/17/2016 palomino m) (Yellow Jersey x Badgers Movie Shine x Shine With A Twist); McQuay Stables Inc.; Keystone Ranch/Marco Munoz.

43 Trashyarooster $9,500 (1/1/2016 brown m) (Gunnatrashya x Magnificent Chic x Gallo Del Cielo); Stefani Calcagnini, Agent; Fauntly Garrido.

60/62 TR Town Trash $7,500 (5/17/2016 sorrel s) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Ultra Trashy Chic x Gunnatrashya); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Tamarack Ranch LLC; Copperhead Ranch.

78/84 SJR Diamond Wizard $6,000 (4/12/2016 palomino s) (CD Diamond x Wimpys Magic x Wimpys Little Step); San Juan Ranch; George & Robin Shine.

44 Shinerslightningbug $9,000 (RNA) (3/15/2016 sorrel m) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Shiners June Bug x Shining Spark); Silva Reining Horses.

63/64 A Fabulous Nite $7,200 (4/3/2016 red dun m) (Gunners Special Nite x Fabulous Footwork x Hollywood Dun It); Pat Garrett & Barb Wibbels; Mario Madrigal.

45 Sailors Last Song $8,700 (2/24/2012 bay m) (Wimpys Little Step x Dun Its Windsong x Hollywood Dun It); Brian Welman; Misty Valley Performance Horses LLC.

63/64 Hollywoods Scarface $7,200 (3/26/2016 perlino s) (Pale Face Dunnit x Hollywood Biz Whiz x Topsail Cody); Troop Quarter Horses; Kevin Talamas.

46/50 Cowgirl In A Benz $8,500 (4/6/2005 palomino m) (Smart Starbuck x Caramel Cowgirl x Hollywood Jac 86); Bred to Gunners Special Nite; Craig Cooper; Yonathan Baruch.

65/70 Pending $7,000 (1/1/2016 palomino s) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Pichon Gun Hickory x Colonels Smoking Gun); McQuay Stables Inc., Agent; Kenny Hostetler.

46/50 Fancy Face Whiz $8,500 (1/18/2016 palomino m) (Pale Face Dunnit x Fancy Sailing Whiz x Topsail Whiz); Troop Quarter Horses; J Jesus Dorantes Hernandez. 46/50 Setting Off Guns $8,500 (2/21/2016 bay s) (Tinker With Guns x Setting Off Smart x Smart Spook); Sterling Ranch; Dominic Hostetler. 46/50

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65/70 Senorita Smoking $7,000 (3/20/2016 sorrel m) (Smoking Whiz x Senorita Starbuck x Smart Starbuck); Bob Loomis Quarter Horses; Daniela Picciotti. 65/70 SJR Diamond Kata $7,000 (2/7/2016 palomino s) (CD Diamond x Katarinas Lil Step x Wimpys Little Step); San Juan Ranch; Dwayne Hildreth. 65/70 The Green Jersey $7,000 (RNA) (4/5/2016 sorrel s) (Yellow Jersey x A Chic With A Gun x Colonels Smoking Gun); Tori Meggison.

78/84 Colonels Special Gun $6,000 (3/26/2016 bay s) (Gunners Special Nite x Miss Cielo x Gallo Del Cielo); Betty Frost; Mandy McCutcheon. 78/84 Cool Nu Chex $6,000 (5/28/2016 palomino m) (Dont Stop Shootin x Miss Smokin Nu Chex x Nu Chex To Cash); Steve Huckfeldt; Miguel Villegas.

78/84 Sparklightbachlorett $6,000 (4/10/2016 cremello m) (Wimpyneedsacocktail x Sparklight x Lena Spark); Gary & Teresa Putman; Alex Castaneda. 78/84 Wimpys Little Grace $6,000 (4/22/2014 gray m) (Wimpys Little Step x Sanger Stick x Peppier Gray); Allen Chappell, Agent; Natalie Hair. 85 Pale Dunnit $5,800 (4/2/2016 cremello m) (Pale Face Dunnit x I Am Shocked x Jacs Electric Spark); Troop/Schmersal; Jenny Justin. 86 My Special Jersey $5,700 (4/4/2016 sorrel m) (Yellow Jersey x Dun Its Special Nite x Gunners Special Nite); Craig Cooper; Isabell Silverstolpe. 87 The Brown Jersey $5,600 (4/24/2016 bay s) (Yellow Jersey x Chexinics Playgirl x Bueno Chexinic); B&L Holdings; Huerta Rhussmman. 88/89 Lady Gaga Step $5,200 (2/25/2016 chestnut m) (Wimpys Little Step x Chics Lady Kiper x Smart Chic Olena); Sherman Lauder; Mattoe Rondanina.

Results 88/89 Mr My Guns Smokin $5,200 (3/17/2016 sorrel s) (Mister Nicadual x Cee My Smokin Guns x Colonels Smoking Gun); McQuay Stables Inc.; Alex Castaneda. 90/96 Custom Mobster $5,000 (3/15/2016 chestnut m) (HF Mobster x Custom Josie x Custom Crome); Judy Box Quarter Horses; Russel Giles. 90/96 Leaken Earl $5,000 (RNA) (7/16/2001 chestnut m) (Earl Be Nimble x Bobs Poco Echo x Bobs Ozark); Bred to Lil Joe Cash; Kristi Rose. 90/96 Rufanreyning $5,000 (1/25/2015 chestnut m) (Rufanicki x Plum Reyning x Mr Solano Rey); Sterling Ranch; Tina Webber. 90/96 SJR Diamond Sierra $5,000 (3/16/2016 sorrel m) (CD Diamond x Sienna Whiz x Topsail Whiz); San Juan Ranch; Jeff Cofell. 90/96 Smokin Red Step $5,000 (RNA) (4/10/2016 red dun s) (Yellow Jersey x Roxy Gunner x Colonels Smoking Gun); Claude Lindsey. 90/96 Ta Purple Rein $5,000 (4/28/2016 sorrel m) (Pale Face Dunnit x Dunt It In Sparkles x Jacs Electric Spark); Timothy Anderson; Gabriele Flad. 90/96 TR Ultra Shiny Chic $5,000 (2/26/2016 sorrel m) (Smart And Shiney x Ultra Trashy Chic x Gunnatrashya); Pro Fit Equine, Agent for Tamarack Ranch LLC; Mario Madrigal. 97 Suprize Me Mercedes $4,700 (5/3/2012 sorrel m) (Cromed Out Mercedes x Moms Little Prize x Be Aech Enterprise); Bred to In Like Flinn; Bob Loomis Quarter Horses; Keystone Ranch/Marco Munoz. 98/99 Nite Time Gunner $4,500 (3/26/2016 palomino s) (Gunners Special Nite x Shining Little Lady x Shining Spark); Steve Huckfeldt; Miguel Villegas. 98/99 Yellow Jerseydestiny $4,500 (RNA) (5/3/2016 palomino m) (Yellow Jersey x Royal Blues Destiny x Royal Blue Quixote); Alex Nevarez. 100/103 KC Daydream Believer $4,000 (3/16/2016 red dun s) (Magnum With A Dream x TN Jacs And Aces x Don Quintana); Josh & Carri Visser, Agent; Vanessa Gravett. 100/103 Rowdy Mercedes $4,000 (5/25/2016 bay m) (Cromed Out Mercedes x Whiz Rowdy Sis x Rowdy Yankee); Bob Loomis, Agent; Joel Lopez. 100/103 SJR Diamond Sapphire $4,000 (4/7/2016 sorrel m) (CD Diamond x Whizs Guinevere x Topsail Whiz); San Juan Ranch; Alex Castaneda. 100/103 Vodo Imperials Star $4,000 (1/25/2016 sorrel s) (Shiners Voodoo Dr x Imperials Renee Star x Mr Imperial Doc); Gary Hostetler; Ruggiero Musacci. 104/106 Chic To A Hen $3,700 (5/31/2002 sorrel m) (Chic Please x Skys Little Button x Wrangler Skye Pine); Bred to Yellow Jersey; McQuay Stables Inc.; Sam Miller. 104/106 Star Spangled Banner $3,700 (5/12/2016 sorrel m) (Star Spangled Whiz x Ms Reminpep x Mister Dual Pep); Mark Miller; Keystone Ranch/Marco Munoz. 104/106 Wuv My Vintage $3,700 (3/13/2016 sorrel m) (A Sparkling Vintage x Wuv Maia x Blessed Twice); Tolbert Foster; Keystone Ranch/Marco Munoz. 107 JB Barbie Jeep $3,500 (3/28/2002 bay m) (Genuine Jeep x Nifty Lady GW x Just Plain Colonel); Bred to Electric Code; Mark Miller; Scott Rothermund. 108 Tinseltown Temptress (3/3/2016 sorrel m) (Hollywoodstinseltown x Smart Leo Lady x Ima Dually Leo); Tolbert Foster. ★

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Advertisers Index 5 Star Equine 6666 Ranch Aaron Ranch

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Mac Coalson Real Estate

181

Main River Quarter Horse

181

Matthews Cutting Horses, LLC

118

Merck Animal Health

111

Adams, Deena & Dustin

Al Dunning Training Stables

181

Miller International

10,11

Moran, Joe & Karen

52,53

Arcese Quarter Horses Arizona Cutting Horse Association Arnold Reproduction Center Augusta Futurity Back On Track

161

NCHA

177

32,33

NCTC Stallion Auction

151

120,121

Nelson Manufacturing

149

Noble Panels & Gates

181 180

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Ben Emison Insurance

181

NRCHA

Blue Blood Partners

127

NRHA

119

Oswood Stallion Station

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TRAILERS 2000 4-STAR LIVING QUARTERS TRAILER. Excellent condition. 3/H/S with built in mangers, 10’ short wall, Outlaw Conversion living quarters package. 2 large propane bottles, Air-ride suspension, 19” wheels with new tires. Electric jack, camera in horse compartment, large ramp. Large hay/cargo box on top. $45,000. 817-233-4007.

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IFC-5

Matthews, Clint

Bluebonnet Feeds

173 36,37

Breeder’s Invitational

88,89

Pacific Coast Cutting Horse

Buffalo Ranch

56-61

Pacific Range Properties

84,97

Perez, Daniel J

115

Cable Creek Ranches

113 98,99

Careity Foundation

171

Pitard Farms

Cargill Nutrena

102

Professional Horse Services

181

123

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68,69

RFD TV Events, LLC

175

Ride The Remuda Productions

167 181

Cavenders Clovis Livestock Auction, Inc

105

Core Balance

Robin Glenn Pedigrees

Cow Horse Supply

116

Rose Valley Ranch

Cowan Ranch, Inc

6,7

San Juan Ranch

Cowan Ranch, LLC

157

Santa Lucia Farm

Cowboy Collection & S/S Arena

Santagata, Robert

CSU College Of Vet Medicine DT Horses, LLC EE Ranches Stallion Station Equibrand Ford Idaho Horse Park Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo GH Bits Of Silver Gordon Quarter Horses Hedlund, Cody Holmes & Hill

133,135

44,45 107

SDM Quarter Horses

Segraves & Associates

139

40,41

Shadle Insurance

181

Smart Pak Equine

16,17

143 145,163 181

South Point Hotel Casino Spaulding, Jim

31,39 109

Spooks Gotta Whiz

70,71

Sweetpro Premium Feed Supplements, Inc.

147

103

Tamarack Ranch

The Right Horse

128

Holmes Performance Horses

20,21

Triangle Sales

24,65

Holy Cow Performance Horses

50,51

Twin Arrows Ranch

J Five Horse Ranch

46,47

United Vet Equine

155

Justin Insurance

181

Weatherford Equine Breeding Center

117

Kay Cassell Insurance

181

Western Bloodstock

Legends Premier Stallion Auction

129

Western States Cutting Horse Association

122

Lolli Bros Livestock Market Inc

104

Westworld Equestrian Center

159

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Advertiser & Stallion Index

Will Woods Sotheby’s International Realty

181

Hes Playingforkeeps

Winter Premier Sale

165

Heza Shiney Kodo

Hickory Holly Time

76,77

Hickory Holly Time

16,17

Woods, Chris World Cutting Horse Association, LLC Zimmerman, Vaughn

High Roller Whiz

Stallion Index ARC Gunna Sparkya

ARC Gunnabeabigstar

56-61

Auspicious Cat

Bamacat

INSERT,BC

Bet Hesa Cat

INSERT,BC

BFR Igniting Sparks

117

Bigtime Favorite

Boon Too Suen

44,45,117

Brother Jackson

115

Call Me Mitch

Captain Courage

Cat A Rey

Cat Ichi

40,41

Cat Man Blue

117

Cattalou

56-61

Catty Hawk

6,7,117

CCQH Berry Blue

CD Diamond

36,107

Chexmaster

52,53

Chiquita Cat

117

Colonels Smart Spook

117

Copy Cat Docs Hickory Don’t Stopp Believin Dual R Smokin

High Brow Cat

117

Royal Fletch

Ruff Spook

27,36

Hydrive Cat

56-61

Jesses Topaz

INSERT,BC

Kinenos Moon

INSERT,BC 40

Late Night Stopper

19,36

Light N Lena

56-61

Like A Diamond

Lil Catbaloo

Lil Spoon Little Jazzarey Marsala Red Metalic Al Metallic Echo Meteles Cat

56-61 75 INSERT,BC 23 56-61 103

Mr Jess Perry

Mr Peppys Freckles

117

Mylanta Lena

Natural Bottom

INSERT,BC

Royal And Famous

Hottish

Laker Doc

Rockin W

INSERT,BC

Sannman

56-61

Scootin Boon

SDP Blue Blood

135

Seven From Heaven

Shady Lil Starlight

117

Shine Chic Shine

117

Sixes Country

INSERT,BC

Sixes Pick

INSERT,BC

Smart Aristocrat

117

Smart Little Lena

117

Smart Luck

Smooth As A Cat

117

Solano Cat

Spooks Gotta Whiz

69-71

Steppin On Sparks

56-61

Stevie Rey Von

Nics Black Diamond

Sweet Lil Pepto

117

No Pressure On Me

117

Not Ruff At All

NRR Cat King Cole

117

Ocean Runaway

Third Cutting

Time For The Diamond

Tinsel Jac

Dual Rey

50,51

Reyzin The Cash

109

36,46,47

Dual Rey

INSERT,BC

20,21

Neat Little Cat

One Famous Eagle One Time Pepto

IFC,3-5

32,33 INSERT,BC

The Kids Gotta Gun

92 56-61

Eyesa Special

One Time Royalty

Fiestas Gotta Gun

117

Paddys Irish Whiskey

First Down Dash

PG Gunpowder

Very Especial Cat

INSERT,BC

Four Roan Fly

Play Dual Rey

Wagon Stake

INSERT,BC

Four Six Hancock

Playin Attraction

INSERT,BC

Playin Stylish

Purdy Boy Flash

117

INSERT,BC

Quejanalsaiena

117

Gunnatrashya

10,11,37

Gunnin For Chicks Guthrie City Limits

13,36

The Boon

Guys Canyon Moon

117

Reydioactive

Heavenly Firewater

117

Reys Dual Badger

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25,40 36

TR Dual Rey

Walla Walla Whiz

56-61

10,37

Wimpys Littlecolonel WR This Cats Smart

69 INSERT,BC

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2017-2018 Event Calendar

Listings in the calendars are free of charge and are published as a service to our readers. Quarter Horse News will attempt to include all applicable events; however, we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, completeness or elimination of any event. Calendars are published on a â&#x20AC;&#x153;space-availableâ&#x20AC;? basis in each issue.

CUTTING Nov. 15-Dec. 10

REINING Fort Worth, TX

Great American Insurance Group NCHA Futurity, 817-2446188, www.nchacutting.com

Nov. 25-Dec. 2

Fort Worth, TX

NCHA World Finals, 817-244-6188, www.nchacutting.com

Dec. 27-30

Bryan, TX

ACHA Championship Show, 979-836-3370, achacutting@ yahoo.com, www.achacutting.org

Dec. 27-31

Sulphur Springs, TX

Nov. 23-Dec. 2

Dec. 2-3 Oklahoma City, OK

NRHA Futurity & NAAC, 405-946-7400, showmanager@nrha. com, www.nrhafuturity.com

Jan. 7, 2018

Denver, CO

RAM Invitational Freestyle Reining, $20,000 Added, 719-3206355, hid.lane@hotmail.com, www.nrha1.com

Feb. 14-18, 2018

Jackson, MS

2018 Dixie National Horse Show, $12,250 Added, 601-9175020, layzlay1@aol.com, www.mqha.org

USCHA Region 4 Finals, 903-440-4122, office@unitedstates cutting.com, www.unitedstatescutting.com

REINED COW HORSE

Jan. 4-10, 2018

Jan. 3-7, 2018

Abilene, TX

Abilene Spectacular Cutting, $152,000 Added, 325-5832785, cutting@gullyranch.com, www.gullyranch.com/events. html

Jan. 14-20, 2018

Augusta, GA

39th Annual Augusta Futurity, $104,000 Added, 864-8766272, augusta.futurity@augustafuturity.com, www.augusta futurity.com

Scottsdale, AZ

Arizona National Livestock Show, 480-515-1453, shawnee71 @msn.com, www.azrcha.com

Jan. 16-17, 2018

Denver, CO

National Western Stock Show, 719-820-6355, hid.lane@ hotmail.com, www.NationalWestern.com

Feb. 9-17, 2018

Fort Worth, TX

Jan. 16-Feb. 3, 2018

West Monroe, LA

NRCHA Celebration of Champions, 940-488-1500, allison@ nrcha.com, www.nrcha.com

Feb. 7-17, 2018

Weatherford, TX

RANCH HORSE

The Ike Futurity & Classic, $152,000 Added, 405-598-2568, hillermandella@aol.com, www.nchadella.com Bonanza Cutting, $140,000 Added, 940-322-3100, www. nchabonanza.com

Feb. 19-25, 2018

Ardmore, OK

Dec. 28-30

Denver, CO

Dec. 28-31

Tampa, FL

Pre Denver Circuit, 303-828-3822, info@excelshows.com, www.excel-shows.com

Florida Gold Coast QHS, 765-714-4324, kavolt@hotmail.com, www.flgoldcoastcircuit.com

Jan. 12- Feb. 3, 2018

Fort Worth, TX

Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, 817-877-2400, contact@ fwssr.com, www.fwssr.com

SALES Dec. 1

Oklahoma City, OK

Dec. 2

Oklahoma City, OK

Dec. 5

Fort Worth, TX

Dec. 6

Fort Worth, TX

NRHA/Markel Futurity Prospect Sale, 405-946-7400, sales@ nrha.com, www.nrha1.com/sales NRHA/Markel Futurity Select Yearling Sale, 405-946-7400, sales@nrha.com, www.nrha1.com/sales NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old Sale Session I, 817-594-9210, karon@westernbloodstock.com, www.westernbloodstock. com

Dec. 1-3

Texarkana, AR

Arkansas QHA Winter Show, 501-258-9405, arqha@att.net, www.arkansasquarterhorse.com

NCHA Futurity 2-Year-Old Sale Session II, 817-594-9210, karon@westernbloodstock.com, www.westernbloodstock. com

Dec. 2-3

Jacksonville, FL

Dec. 6

Fort Worth, TX

Dec. 7

Fort Worth, TX

Dec. 8

Fort Worth, TX

Dec. 9

Fort Worth, TX

Dec. 10

Fort Worth, TX

FQHA Last Chance, 941-416-2302, medmond333@aol.com, www.fqha.net

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Arbuckle Mountain Futurity, $147,000 Added, 405-5982568, hillermandella@aol.com, www.nchadella.com

Loveland, CO

Winterfest Championships, 970-214-9983, nowherebutup@ live.com, www.cownsh.com

NCHA Futurity Select Yearling Sale & Gala, 817-594-9210, karon@westernbloodstock.com, www.westernbloodstock. com NCHA Preferred Breeders Sale Session I, 817-594-9210, karon@westernbloodstock.com, www.westernbloodstock. com NCHA Preferred Breeders Sale Session II, 817-594-9210, karon@westernbloodstock.com, www.westernbloodstock. com NCHA Preferred Breeders Sale Session III, 817-594-9210, karon@westernbloodstock.com, www.westernbloodstock. com NCHA Futurity Cutting Horse Sale, 817-594-9210, karon@ westernbloodstock.com, www.westernbloodstock.com

Jan. 21, 2018

Augusta, GA

Augusta Futurity Horse Sale, 325-646-2767, troystewart ranch@gmail.com, www.augustafuturity.com/horse-sale

Jan. 25-27, 2018

Shawnee, OK

35th Triangle Winter Sale, 817-594-6354, info@jimware.net, www.trianglehorsesales.net

Feb 16-17, 2018

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio Performance Sale and San Antonio Ranch Gelding Stakes & Sale, Segraves &Associates, 972-775-2880, mail@ddsegraves.com

The NRHA/Markel Futurity Sales, where I Love Ya sold for $100,000 last year, continue through Dec. 2 in Oklahoma City.

To add events to the calendar, call Amanda Sims at 817-569-7150 or email amanda.sims@cowboypublishing.com. QuarterHorseNews.com

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In the Spotlight

S. Sylvester Photography

Ready to Show

The big futurities are in full swing, and it can feel hectic trying to get a horse shown at the events. The stands are loud and the grounds seem chaotic at times, but think back to those countless hours of practice spent in a less frantic place, like the quiet stable in this scene shot by photographer Suzanne Sylvester. Remember, the lessons learned on home turf are the preparations that will bring success in the end.

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