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elcome to the February 2022 Issue of SouthWest Horse Trader. After wearing 2 coats yesterday and boots, today I’m in short sleeves and sneakers. I must live in Texas. The horse shows never really stopped as the year turned.

The crowds seem to be light in attendance but the exhibitors are deep and competitive.

This month brings our Reining Futurity Coverage, some Split Rock Jumping Tour highlights from Fort Worth and of course the remainder of our NFR coverage from Las Vegas. Go to www.swhorsetrader. com to follow the action from each go round and to read additional stories that missed the issue. w

Texas Arena League Starts 5th Season!

Texas Arena League (TAL) looks forward to a record-breaking fifth season, with the first games just completed on the weekend of January 28-30.

Texas Arena League comprises four separate events spread across two locations: Legends Polo Club in Kaufman, Texas and Brookshire Polo Club in Brookshire, Texas. Teams and players compete for points that determine the End of League Awards and the coveted TAL belt buckles.

Horses are our most valuable team members. A good polo pony requires athleticism, boldness and an unshakeable demeanor. They must be able to accelerate, stop on a dime, make quick turns, maneuver laterally, and move other horses across the arena in ride-offs–all while maintaining a cool head to put their riders in a position to win the play.

Texas Arena League recognizes these exceptional equine athletes with awards. Nutrena Best Playing Pony is given at the end of each game and counts toward points for End of League awards,

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Texas Arena League at Brookshire Polo Club which include AQHA Best Playing Quarter Horse, The Jockey Club Thoroughbred Incentive Program (TJCTIP) Best Playing Thoroughbred, Superior Equine Sports Massage Therapy Best String, and Nutrena Best Playing Pony (End of League). In addition to the horse awards, Jackrabbit Tack sponsors the Horsemanship award.

Due to huge demand, the number of teams in each flight had to be capped for the 2022 season.

These limits have been reached with an astounding 15 teams in the 0-3 Goal, 12 teams in the 3-6 Goal, 6 teams in the 6-9 Goal. In addition, TAL offers C-Flight in which new and beginner players can compete.

The season started at Brookshire Polo Club with the 6-9 Goal USPA Arena Delegates Cup, 0-3 Goal USPA Arena General Patton, and the 3-6 Goal USPA General Puller tournaments. Patton Legacy Sports is sponsoring the Arena General Patton tournament.

Gal Shweiki, winner of the 2021 Catena Sportsmanship Award (3-6 Goal), said, “The General Patton tournament is one of my favorite tournaments each year. It connects polo with its rich military history.

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The NRHA Open Level 1 Futurity Championship went to Abby Kampmann and Sparklins Last Dream.

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Split Rock Jumping Tour (SRJT) has brought FEI competition to Fort Worth, Texas for the first time with the Fort Worth International CSI4*-W, which kicked off on Wednesday, December 15, with exciting show jumping action in the Will Rogers Coliseum.

Highlighting Thursday’s competition was the $75,000 Restylane 1.50m Welcome CSI4*-W, where 39 horse-and-rider combinations from nine nations were tested over a masterful track set by course designer Anderson Lima (BRA) and Nick Granat (USA). Representing the United States, Hunter Holloway and The Hays Investment Group’s Pepita Con Spita topped the talented field, with Margie Engle (USA) and Gladewinds Partners LLC’s Royce finishing in second, and Ailish Cunniffe (USA) and Graylish LLC’s Vilvaldi Du Theil finishing in third to round out the night’s all-female podium.

Saturday night highlighted the most anticipated event of the Fort Worth International CSI4*-W at the Will Rogers Coliseum, the $215,000 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Fort Worth CSI4*-W, presented by Lugano Diamonds.

In the end, it was Ireland’s Conor Swail, the current leader of the Longines FEI World Cup™ North American League (NAL) standings, who took home the victory as he and Sandy Lupton’s Count Me In outpaced the field and added 20 points to his lead. Swail increased his edge over Tiffany Foster (CAN), who remains second in the standings after taking home the night’s reserve honors aboard Artisan Farms LLC’s Figor, followed by Ailish Cunniffe (USA) aboard Graylish LLC’s Vivaldi du Theil.

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The sixth leg of eight on the Longines FEI World Cup™ NAL schedule, Saturday evening’s class offered prized ranking points towards the 2022 Longines FEI Jumping World Cup™ Final in Leipzig, Germany. Course designer Anderson Lima created an expert course to test competitors from nine nations with a 16-effort track set up to 1.60m in height.

As the first pair on the start list, Kristen Vanderveen (USA) and Bull Run’s Risen showed the rest of the riders how to clear the track fault-free. They were quickly joined by Alessandra Volpi (USA) aboard Berlinda and

by Cunniffe. Continuing through the order of go, Swail, Katie Laurie (AUS), Nicolas Pizarro (MEX), Margie Engle (USA), and Foster also added their names to the jump-off line-up.

Vanderveen and Volpi were the first riders back in the ring for the shortened pattern of seven obstacles and each had an unlucky four fault score. Cunniffe was the first to have a fault-free jump-off ride, setting the pace in 35.57 seconds, but she was quickly bested

by Swail, who stopped the clock in a blazing 33.18 seconds. Foster and Figor rounded out the jump-off with a clear round in just 33.27 seconds, less than one tenth of a second behind Swail, landing the pair in second place. Swail’s win adds to a long list of recent victories at the 4 and 5* levels, including two Longines FEI

Margie Engle & Royce

Jumping World Cup™ wins in Vancouver, BC and Sacramento, CA. Competition at the Fort Worth International CSI4*-W concluded on Sunday, December 19 with a Speed and a National Prix events.

In the $40,000 Lugano Diamonds 1.45m FEI Speed Kristen Vanderveen (USA) and Bull Run’s Prince of Peace took the win. Britain’s Rowan Willis aboard Wellington Grey Goose took second with Conor Swail (IRE) and Gamble took third.

In the $20,000 Restylane 1.35m National Prix it was Laurel Walker and Gatsby taking the win. Jordan Gilchrist and Nicolosi took second and Avery Griffin aboard MTM Reve Du Paradis rounded out the top three.

“I think this was the absolute perfect venue for our first 4* event,” said the show’s organizer, Split Rock Jumping Tour (SRJT) president and founder, Derek Braun. “I am so thankful to Erin [Davis-Heineking], Christian [Heineking] and their team for bringing us here to Fort Worth. I have been in show jumping my entire life and have competed all across America and I really think the atmosphere in this stadium tonight was unlike anything I have ever experienced in the United States indoors.

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Split Rock Jumping Tour Speeds into Fort Worth

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NRHA Futurity

Deary and Ten Thirty Win Historic NRHA Open Futurity Contributed Courtesy NRHA, Photography Courtesy NRHA, by Waltenberry

The 2021 National Reining Horse Association Futurity made history on several levels, boasting the highest number of entries, the most robust purse, and the largest Open Championship check in history.

Casey Deary and Ten Thirty claimed the Championship and an incredible $350,000 Championship check from draw #1 of the MS Diamonds TX Level 4 Open Finals. The pair had been solid all week, topping the first round of the competition with a 225, and marking a 216 in the second round to earn a spot in the clean-slate finals.

In the Finals, the pair put together a flawless run, marking a 223.5 and winning an incredible $350,000. “You know, that horse has so much feel and so much ability that my job is just to stay out of his way and make sure I put him in the right spot. I thought he was exceptional tonight,” noted Deary, who’s won the Open Futurity twice before. “He really came together in the finals; he just kept getting better all week.”

Ten Thirty was bred and nominated by Brooke Wharton, who consigned the colt, by Gunnatrashya and out of Dainty Little Step, to the NRHA Markel Futurity Sales. “My friends Dany and Fred Tremblay bought him from the sale and took him home,” Deary shares.

“Dany has been awesome to follow and did a fantastic job on this horse.”

Ten Thirty is now owned by Rancho El Fortin of Coahuila, Mexico. “We started this with my father, and I wish he could have been here to witness this,” Aldo Ramon said. “It’s really special. I just don’t have any words to express how this feels. It’s not easy. It’s a long way to get here, and we’re really happy.”

All totaled, Deary won $403,422.

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becoming NRHA’s leading rider and only Seven Million Dollar Rider, was Andrea Fappani.

Fappani rode Winding Inferno (Inferno Sixty Six x Wind Her Up Chic) and Mr Farenheit (Magnum Chic Dream x Wimpy Little Girl) to identical scores of 223. Winding Inferno, owned by Teton Ridge, was nominated by Giorgia Codeluppi, while Mr Farenheit, owned by the partnership of Morin and Vandorp, was nominated by Peter Morgan.

The Other Champions Canadian Jesse Beckley has come short of making the NRHA Futurity Level 4 Open Finals several times. “I’ve missed it numerous times by a half point, so this one got the monkey off my back,” Beckley said.

Beckley made his Finals debut count, piloting Trashinyurdreams to a 222.5 to win the Levels 2 and 3, and place fifth in the Level 4, pocketing a cool $120,652 for owner Norma Siebert.

Dakin Allred gave Beckley a run for the money, piloting Ice Face to a 222, taking the Level 3 Reserve and tying for sixth in the Level 4 for total earnings of $79,707. Ice Face, owned by Bettina Bellini Geno/Joy Ghiselli, is

by SG Frozen Enterprize out of Dun Painting My Face. The colt was nominated by Ginger Schmersal.

There was a two-way tie for second in the Level 2 Open between Josh Lyons and Eduardo Salgado, who both marked a 215.5. Salgado rode Toca Lil Vintage, by A Sparkling Vintage out of Lil Dreamer, owned and nominated by Renata Lemann. Salgado won $10,082.

Lyons rode I Shine At Nite, by Gunners Special Nite out of Shiney Enterprise, to not only tie for the Level 2 Reserve, but also finish

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in a tie for 10th in the Level 3, earning $19,688.

I Shine At Nite, bred by McQuay Stables and nominated by Kevin Colston, is owned by Josh and his wife Jana.

Dan Huss and This Joe Got A Gun snagged the Prime Time Open title, cashing in with a score of 221.5. That’s because the pair not only topped the Prime Time, they finished third in the Level 3 and tied for eighth in the Level 4 to win more than $62,440.

Started by Max Sloan, Huss found This Joe Got a Gun on a reining horse shopping trip in Texas. Bob Sheer, a customer of Huss’s, bought him but then had to take a year off, had Huss sell the horse to Jamie Walters, another customer of Huss’ and a Non Pro rider.

Shawn Flarida took reserve honors and finished tied for fourth in the Level 4 to win more than $75,000 on Shiner On My Eye. The colt, by Shiners Voodoo Dr out of Flashy Lil Step, is owned by Robert Santagata.

The Level 1 Championship was decided during the first section of the Open Finals, and it was Abby Kampmann and Sparklins Last Dream, owned by Viola Scott, who emerged victorious. The path to the championship was a bit of a rollercoaster, with a solid first round 212.5-point run, followed by a 204 in the semi-finals. The two came back strong to mark their personal best - a 214.5 - and take the title.

Kampmann won $5,707.

Sparklins Last Dream is by Magnum Chic Dream, and out of Still Sparklin, who was a full sister to Shining Spark.

Riding Reyzed On Crush, Raphael Bourdeau took the Reserve with a 214, winning $4,326. Reyzed On Crush is by PS Mega Shine Chic out of Dual Rey Olena Play. The colt, bred by Sandy Corriveau, was nominated and is owned by Adh-Mor Ranch. w

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Competitive Trail News In The SouthWest Wilson TTCC RECOGNIZES 2021 ACHIEVEMENTS

Texas Trail Challenge Club hosted 21 trail competitions over 11 weekends during the 2021 season. Rides were held all over Texas, ranging north to LBJ Grasslands, south to Three Rivers, west to San Angelo, and many points in between. Additionally, the club hosted two clinics and dinners.

Awards were presented at the Celebration dinner held at Farris Wheel Ranch, Killeen, on January 29.

Champion Horseman for 2021 was awarded to Mary Marczak and Reserve was Mary Ann Brandon. Becky Cash won High Point Maverick and Reserve was Bill Phillips. High Point Tenderfoot was earned by Connor Cash and Reserve was Gina Stepchinsky.

The Jennifer Severson award for most improved Maverick went to Jim Miller and the Sandra Ladd. The most improved Tenderfoot was Emily Gehring. Other awards and prizes were announced first through sixth place in many categories. Twelve riders earned the Iron Rider award for riding, judging, or hosting at every ride during the year. Six riders earned the Iron Rider award for a second time. Becky Cash on Trulee won the Wrangler award for an experienced

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Mary Marczak, Champion Horseman and Possum, Working Horse Award

rider with a green horse.

There were also honors for horses in three age categories--Trulee ridden by Becky Cash, Connor Cash with grandmother Becky Cash Possum ridden

by Mary Marczak, and Skipper ridden by Connor Cash.

If you enjoy trail riding, building a better relationship with your horse, and making new friends then join the Texas Trail Challenge Club. Rides are scheduled for 11 weekends in 2022 including new locations. Sign up at texastrailchallengeclub.com and find your category for your riding level. w

Teresa Corgill, Senior Horseman

Trail riding at Parrie Haynes (Ann Stacy-Past President,Shirley Tarrillion-Iron Rider 2021, Bonnie Pasko-Judge, Gina Stepchinsky-Reserve HP Tenderfoot)

NATRC COMPETITIONS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

The North American Trail Ride Conference continues its 2022 season with the Scamper at 7IL on March 6-7 in Cat Spring, TX. In addition, to the competition, Region 4 is also hosting its 2021 Awards Banquet on Saturday evening at the location.

“The trails at 7IL are always a favorite for our horses and riders,” said Cindy Mettes, ride manager. “They are well-marked, barefoot-friendly, and dry quickly in case of bad weather.

Perfect for a winter competition.”

This year marks the 15th year that NATRC has held competitions at 7IL Trails. Check in with the vet and horsemanship judge begins on Friday, March 5 for the Open, Competitive Pleasure and Novice divisions and on Saturday and Sunday mornings for the Leisure Division.

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NRHA Non-Pro Futurity Jana Simons & Raisinthebar

Luca Fappani & Talladega Ice

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Jennifer Gilliam & Surprizing Sixty Six

Gilliam Wins NRHA CINCH Non Pro Futurity Contributed Courtesy NRHA, Photography Courtesy NRHA, by Waltenberry

Jennifer Gilliam and Surprizing Sixty Six dominated the National Reining Horse Association CINCH Non Pro Futurity, first topping the preliminary round, and then putting together a 222.5-point run to win the CINCH Level 4 Non Pro Championship!

The pair also won the Non Pro Level 3 Championship, bringing their Friday night paycheck to $82,593! “Today, I mean, there are no words. I knew I would have to go for it tonight because everyone else had laid down runs earlier. I knew I had to control my nerves because I knew it was going to be loud,” Gilliam shared.

“I credit Jordan McBurney with preparing me and my horse. She told me to be ready for the loud. You know, your friends cheer for you in the go rounds, but in the finals, everyone cheers for you.”

As Gilliam and Surprizing Sixty Six, by Inferno Sixty Six out of Dun With Surprizes, executed an impressive pattern. “I knew I had put a run together, but you never know if it’s enough,” she said. “I knew I had to go for it, and the mare was just there for me.”

Gilliam started the mare, owned by her mother Janiene Borror and nominated by Valentin Rascon, and rode her through October of her 2-year-old year before handing the reins to McBurney. “Jordan kind of brought her along from there,” she said.

The Other Champions With a score of 216.5, Jana Simons took the CINCH Non Pro Level 2 Championship.

Her partner for the event was Raisinthebar, a mare by PS Mega Shine Chic out of Chic In The Bar. “The run today was awesome. She was super easy to show, and I have no complaints

about it at all. It was lots and lots of fun,” Simons said following the finals, where she was presented with a check for $13,488.

Simons purchased Raisinthebar, nominated by Adh-Mor Ranch, as a 2-year-old. “Dany and Fred Tremblay found her for me, and she’s just been a lot of fun. She did well at the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity, and she’s just gotten better since then. That’s what you want. She’s matured mentally and takes the pressure and my shenanigans,” she said.

Simons rides with Dany and Fred Tremblay. “Dany and Fred have done a great job for me, and the people who work for Dany and Fred have helped me a ton. Everyone there has just been awesome,” she said.

Weatherford, Texas, competitor Kindel Walter qualified for the CINCH Non Pro Finals in Levels 3-1, tying for the win of the Level 1 and placing in Levels 2 and 3 with a score of 215.5. Walters and her horse, My Best Friends Girl, collected more than $22,229 for their efforts in the Jim Norick Coliseum.

Walter purchased My Best Friends Girl,

by Spooks Gotta Whiz out of Diva Dual, from Diane Beckmann, who had bred and nominated the mare. “I bought her in April this year, and she’s really sweet. I loved her temperament.

She was quiet and willing when I tried her,” Walter said.

With a 215.5, Emma Vanlandingham and Ruf Rider claimed the CINCH Level 1 Non Pro Co-Championship, as well as third in the Youth Non Pro. All totaled, Vanlandingham is returning to Whitesboro, Texas, $6,112 richer.

“My horse was awesome tonight. I had a really big bobble in the go rounds, but I was so happy with him tonight. It was my fault in the go-rounds, so I can’t blame him for anything,”

she said.

Ruf Rider is by Not Ruf At All and out of Dun Pretty Nifty. The gelding was bred and nominated by NRHA Two Million Dollar Owner Vaughn Zimmerman, who sold the colt to the Vanlandinghams a few months ago.

Riding one of the smallest horses in the competition, Kelle Smith marked one of the biggest scores of the finals – a 220.5. That not only topped the Prime Time Non Pro, it was also good enough to take the Level 3 Reserve Championship and tie for third in the Level 4. At the end of the night, Smith, of Marietta, Okla., had won more than $47,000, pushing her lifetime earnings over $925,000.

“This never gets old, but showing in the Finals makes me more nervous now. I had trouble getting ready because I couldn’t focus.

Then I went through the gate and she stopped so hard, everyone starting screaming, and I was right where I needed to be,” Smith said.

Spookified, by Spooks Gotta Whiz out of JDS Shining Image, was bred and nominated

by Troop Quarter Horses.

Marking a 219, Luca Fappani and Talladega Ice not only won the CINCH Youth Non Pro Championship, they also finished fourth in the Level 4, winning $26,493.

While the Scottsdale, Arizona, Non Pro was happy with his run, he’s sure his horse will have more to give in the future. “I know that he’s an incredible horse, and I think he has a lot more than a 219 in him,” the 17-year-old shared. “I still thought he was really good everywhere, and I was happy with him.”

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News & Events

The Wild West Promotions December 19 5D event at Fort Worth’s Cowtown Coliseum paid out $35,730. Big winners included Adrianna Ruckteschler (Open & Youth/Seville de Coup/13.832), Tiffany Lujan (Adult/Chase My Ace/14.001), Janna Brown (Best-In-The-West/ Jets Top Gun/13.862), and Amanda Clark (PBRIP/Dancin For Fame/14.356).

NM Palomino Exhibitors Association’s youth enjoyed great success at the Arizona Nationals Horse Judging competition December 31 in Scottsdale, AZ. Belita Martinez was HP AQHA Individual. The jr team, consisting of Samantha Gibson, Holt Haynes, Macy Martinez, and Haxton Hayes, was first-place jr team, with Holt Haynes first place jr individual. NMPEA youth also competed in the Horse Skill-A-Thon there that day, with the Sr Team taking first and including Peyton Berretta, Belita Martinez, Denny Turner, and Jenna Mendez, and with Jenna being the top overall senior in the contest. The Jr Team took second place overall and consisted of Holt Haynes, Samantha Gibson, Macey Martinez, and John Turner.

Ultimate Calf Roping junior competition in Hamilton, December 31, yielded breakaway division average winners Tuftin Becker (10&U, 12&U), Macy Hancock (15&U), and Mary Beth Beam (19&U). Tiedown division avg champs were Gage Jourdan (12&U), Rance Winters (15&U), & Chance Thiasson (19&U).

North Texas Eventing Association recently awarded the Harkin family of Meadow Creek Park Equestrian Event Center, Kosse, with the 2021 Al Smith Award, in recognition of their tireless efforts to maintain and improve one of the best venues in the area.

The USTRC Superbowl, held December 31-January 2 in Guthrie, OK, paid out $163,440. Legends classes and winners were #8.5 (Dave Wingo/Gary McNair), #9.5 (Tracey Smith/Gary Cripps), #10.5 (Dave Wingo/ 14

Belita Martinez was HP AQHA Individual (lt).NMPEA Pres Ron Morris (rt) presented Jenna Mendez with the HP Golden Horse Donnie Ward), and #12.5 (John McGuire/ Micah Lynch). USTRC classes and winners included #7 (Alan Easley/Will Bentley), #8.5 (Clyde Reynolds/Dexton Lively), #9.5 (Steve Lux/Blane Sager), #10.5 (Jackie Joe Donaldson/Trenton Tucker), #11.5 (Caleb Miller/Luke Miller), #12.5 (Marcus Linaweaver/Jordan Johnson), #13.5 (Dustin Nothern/Treg Etbauer), and #15.5 (Troy Boone/Toby Mentzer).

South LA Team Sorting Assoc’s January 8 event at Port Allen Arena included many new faces, 52 youth teams, and 326 total teams! Division winners included 3-Man2-Gate (Chris Bryan/Clifton Lindsey/Chad Campbell), #10-Ranch (Kenneth Altom/Shane Boudreaux), Youth (Hallie Hornsby/Riley Williams), and #6 Ranch (Shane Boudreaux/Allen Shaw). That day, Chad Campbell was recognized as HP rated novice rider for the state of Louisiana RSNC, and he also was HP 1, 2, or 3-rated rider for that night so he won a Todd Jeys headstall. Chris Brian was recognized as HP Amateur rider RSNC for the state of Louisiana. The next shows are scheduled for February 12 and March 19. fmi, www.sltsa.com.

The High Stakes Productions’ January 8-9 barrel race in Midland paid out $51,163. Winners included Jana Bean (Open/ Famous George Speed/14.632), Marie Cadieux (NWAB/CK Carlos Olena/15.717), Harley Mackey (Youth/Roanies Checkmate/15.045), Jordan Driver (Adult/Lawyer Cash/14.709 and Futurity/MayBFamous/15.120), and Jeanette Scott (Senior/DH SHO Duchess/14.724).

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(NMPEA), NM Paint Horse Club NMPHC, and the Pinto Horse Association of NM (PtHANM) hosted a joint celebration in Belen January 15, with great food, fun costume contests, many awards, and more!

NMPEA HPs included Belita Martinez (Y-Halter & Color/Zips Cool Cowboy), John Turner (Y-WT & AB-WT/Shesa Gold N Steady), Jenna Mendez (Overall HP Golden-Horse, NY, 14-18, Sr-Horse/Surenuffskippin), Denny Turner (13&U, AB-13&U, Open-Horse/Golds Classic Las), Mariah Montoya (Am, Am-WT, Open-WT, AB-Am-WT, AB-Open-WT/Zippos Lacy Pine), Ryan Erickson (Am-PalBred/Shes Spot On), Kathy Erickson (Jr-Horse & Open-Pal-Bred/My Pretty Gold Boy), Taylor White (AB-14-18/ Rise of The Phoenix), and Amy Shields (ABAm/Cowboy Mission DSP 14). New youth participants recognized were Elaine Mays, Macey Martinz, Peyton Barretta, and Taylor White.

NMPHC’s HPs included Pattie Martinez (Am-WT, Am-Gelding, Open-Gelding/Karmatized), Brittany Soentag (Overo-Color/Millenium Assets), Marily Novat (Shwmnsp & Trail/ Cash Is Good), Karen Kennicott (Am-WP & Am-Hsmnshp/Justsayimsensational), Judy Parsons (Am-Ranch-Pl, Open-Ranch Horse/Pistol Packin Picasso), Connie Hatley (Open-Overo-Color, AB-Am-Gelding/Array Of Neon), Jean Simmons (Open-Mare/So U Think U Can Dance/Ron Morris), Savanah McSween (AB14-18/Invited Cuz Im Gold), Heidi Tucker (AB-Ranch-Horse/Chips At The Bar), Mariah Montoya (AB-Am-WT. Am-Shwmnshp, ABAm-Mares/Zippos Lacy Pine), and Patty Wilber (AB-Open-Ranch-Horse/Quizenart). Allie Rodriguez and Nikes Rocket received a paint youth special recognition, and participation awards went to Heidi Tucker (y), Marilyn Novat (am), and Connie Hatley (open).

PtHANM gave HPs to Allie Rodriguez (Y), Janet Elder (Op-Mini, Am-Mini), Katie Lente (Op-Pony, Am-Pony), Connie Hatley (WT-Am), and Marilyn Novat (Op, Am).

Texas Rose Horse Park, Tyler, hosted a Landsafe Clinic January 15-16, with great success. Knowledgeable instructors went through a well-designed and super-efficient process teaching participants how to save injuries in case of a fall.

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NFR COVERAGE

Stetson Wright

Kaycee Feild

Courtesy PRCA, by Phill Kitts

Courtesy PRCA, by Phill Kitts

Contributed by PRCA, Photography Courtesy PRCA

Sage Kimzey

For the second straight year, Stetson Wright left the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo as a two-time world champion.

In the 2021 Wrangler NFR presented by Teton Ridge there was a new twist.

After winning the all-around and bull riding world titles in 2020, Wright won the all-around and saddle bronc riding crowns in 2021 Saturday night before 17,373 fans at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Wright finished the season with a PRCA regular-season record of $686,513. Wright won the all-around title with a record $585,850.

He was the saddle bronc riding champ with $343,524.

This was Wright’s third all-around title in a row and he broke Trevor Brazile’s PRCA record for most money won in a season at $518,011, which he accomplished in 2015.

“I feel really good about it (breaking the record),” Wright said.

“To break any record at all, it’s special, and especially when it comes to Trevor (Brazile) because he is the best to do it. So, to break one of his records, it’s pretty special.”

In saddle bronc riding, Wright had to have a bunch of the pieces of the puzzle come together in Round 10 and they did. Wright won Round 10 with a round-record tying ride of 93 points on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Vitalix Ricky Bobby.

That earned him $26,997 and it pushed him to an eighth-place check in the average which earned him $6,532. The combination allowed him to edge his brother Ryder, the 2020 saddle bronc riding world champ, who finished the season with $342,337.

“I’m not going to lie, when they told me I won it, I looked at Ryder and I said I came in here to play defense for you tonight,” Stetson said. “I didn’t know I even had a chance but I guess as long as there’s still rounds there’s always a chance.” w 16

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Courtesy PRCA, by Rod Connor

For 2nd year in a row, Stetson Wright wins 2 PRCA world championships

Sage Kimzey adds seventh world title to his collection Sage Kimzey is once again atop PRCA’s bull riding mountain.

Kimzey captured his seventh bull riding world championship in eight years, earning $411,465. Kimzey only trails Don Gay who finished his career with a PRCA record eight bull riding world championships.

Kimzey won third in the average and held off Josh Frost, who finished second in the world standings with $363,353. Kimzey clinched his crown by splitting second in Round 10 with his 88-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s Greeley Hat Works Centerfold.

“Yeah, I mean it was a long 10 days for sure,” Kimzey said. “But it’s the best 10 days of our lives every year so it’s just fun. There’s a lot of ups and downs but at the end of the day it the NFR.” Kimzey finished fifth in the world standings a year ago and was thrilled to be a world champ again.

“For sure, I wanted to be at the top always,” Kimzey said. “It was one of those things where last year didn’t go as planned so I just get back on, try harder, and do better.” w

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Bareback rider Kaycee Feild Jordon makes more PRCA history Briggs &

Courtesy PRCA, by Phill Kitts

Rollo Kaycee Feild is the greatest bareback rider in PRCA history.

The Genola, Utah, cowboy made that a reality when he won sixth bareback world championship at the 2021 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.

Feild finished the season atop the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $357,420. Jess Pope finished second with $340,499.

“This is a numb feeling,” Feild said. “Honestly, I’ve dreamed about giving this speech a lot. I really have. It is an unreal feeling.

What’s most important to me is my family and having them here and experiencing this with me. Then, the records I’m breaking and putting my name down in history which will last a lot longer than I’m alive. That’s much more valuable than any business or any piece of land, I could leave for my kids.

“The Feild name, the Feild legacy that my dad (late ProRodeo Hall of Famer Lewis Feild) started is something I’m very proud of. I’m very proud of the heritage and legacy and everything that represents. This is a very big one for me. It’s hard to talk to tell you the truth. It is a lot of fun.”

Feild has won world championships in 2011-14 and 201920. He broke the all-time bareback riding world championship tie at five with ProRodeo Hall of Famers Joe Alexander and Bruce Ford.

Feild clinched his latest title with his 89.5-point ride on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s New Scarlet. That placed him second in the round, which earned him $21,336. He also placed second in the average with 872.5 points on 10 head. Pope won the average with 873 points and collected $69,234, but Feild earned $56,171 to hold off Pope.

Feild also won the RAM Top Gun Award with $231,564.

The Top Gun Award goes to the NFR contestant who wins the most money in one event not counting ground money.w

Tie-down roper Caleb Smidt wins 3rd world championship Tie-down roper Caleb Smidt always seems to rope his best at the Wrangler NFR. That trend continued in 2021.

Smidt clocked a 7.8-second time in Round 10 to secure his third world title and third NFR average title.

The Texas cowboy finished his season with $318,455. Smidt also won world championships and average titles in 2015 and 2018.

“I had a great calf tonight,” Smidt said. “They placed on her twice, I think. She was awesome and my horse has been lights out all week, he has been great. He’s been giving me a chance all week from slow calves to fast calves, he gives me a chance every time I back in there. There was lots of praying this week and God came through in all 10 rounds and I’m just blessed to be here.”

Smidt won the average with 83.1 seconds on 10 head. w

Courtesy PRCA, by Phill Kitts

Tyler Waguespack collects 3rd steer wrestling world title Tyler Waguespack is back on PRCA’s championship throne.

The Gonzales, La., cowboy won his third world championship by earning $289,791.

Waguespack, who also won world crowns in 2016 and 2018, finished third in Round 10 with a 4.2-second run to collect $16,111 and then finished second in the average with a 48.1-second time on 10 head to earn $56,171. Will Lummus, who won the average, finished second in the world standings with $248,168.

“This one I think is a little bit better, I felt like I came out of nowhere after having that broken barrier (in Round 2 with a 13.1-second run),” Waguespack said. “I just had to keep my foot on the gas and had to keep winning every single round. At no point in the 10 rounds did I safety up, it was full steam ahead all the way.” w Continued on page 27 February 2022 SouthWest Horse Trader 17

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This month we will continue discussing bonding pen design and the importance of using bonding pens for livestock guardian dogs (LGDs).

Proper pen design is important when bonding your new LGD puppy. Pens should contain strong fencing from which the puppy cannot escape or dig out. Welded wire mesh makes an excellent fence to contain young puppies. Woven wire with smaller openings can also be used once the puppies are large enough not to crawl through the fence. Pen sizes should be large enough to comfortably accommodate the puppy and livestock. There should be enough room in the pen for items such as stock feeders, dog feeding station, shelter, puppy escape area, and water troughs.

We start out puppies with 4-6 head of young animals in a 60’ x 60’ pen welded mesh pen. As the puppy matures, we increase the size of the bonding pen and increase the amount and ages of its livestock. It’s very important to change out livestock every three weeks so that the dog bonds to a species and not Six-month-old pup in to specific animals. Hot wire a bonding pen with a at the base of the pens seems mix of livestock. to teach the puppies boundaries and reduce roaming as adults.

Dogs can bond to several species if they are introduced to them before 14 weeks of age. Research done by Dr. Raymond Coppinger PhD. suggests that dogs need to be bonded with livestock by 14-16 weeks of age. Dogs that bond to specific animals can suffer unneeded stress if those animals are sold or moved to another location later in the dog’s life. This can cause the LGD to start roaming as it searches for the lost members of its herd or flock.

Your puppy should have an area to get away from livestock, should it need to. It’s important that feed and water are not both located in this secure area. This ensures that the puppy will need to exit the safe area to interact with stock each day. Our feeding stations also serve as a safe place for the puppies to go into. We use welded wire mesh on the gate that is adjustable to allow the puppies to enter from the bottom level.

Puppies can easily be injured by livestock. If stock are being too rough with your puppy, replace them immediately. Likewise, if your 22

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A New Year of Horse Health!

The New Year is a great time to make resolutions about our horse’s health. Toward that end, here’s five management tips based on how our horses’ bodies are affected by aspects of their management routine and environment.

Feed Slowly: Because Mother Nature designed horses as grazing animals, their digestive systems are built to process small quantities of forage over several hours of the day. They secrete acids to ferment fibrous plant material whether there is fibrous plant material in the digestive tract or not. Because it’s convenient to feed twice or thrice daily, most horses spend only about two-and-a-half hours of their day eating. It should be at least eight to 10 hours.

Encouraging our horses to eat as HayGain HG One nature intended is a great way to preHay Steamer vent those acids from causing ulcers that affect a huge percentage of the equine population. More time eating also lessens boredom and related behaviors like stall weaving and cribbing.

The Forager Slow Feeder enables horses to eat slowly and without frustration.

Be Nosy: A meticulously raked barn aisle and a neatly organized tack room are nice indicators of a well-kept barn, but neither have any impact on our horse’s health. Better to spend time on our hands and knees in the barn, putting our nose where our horse’s nose is and inhaling deeply. Is something tickling my throat? Do I feel a sneeze coming on? Weird as we might feel doing this, it’s a great way to monitor for respiratory risks that are virtually everywhere in the barn.

As we said above, it’s ideal that horses spend much of their day eating forage. The catch is that even freshly harvested hay of top nutrient quality can be loaded with respirable particles. The particles we can’t see are the most harmful to our horses. At under 5 microns in size, they can slip past his respiratory defenses to infiltrate and inflame the lining of the airways and lungs.

Reducing the respirable irritants in hay is a savvy, simple step toward maintaining respiratory health. Haygain Hay Steaming reduces up to 99% of the respirable irritants commonly found in hay.

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News & Events

Shane Boudreaux and Allen Shaw Chad Campbell won a Todd Jeys Constance Scott won the Katee Johnson was named a won the #10 Ranch class at SLTSA headstall as HP 1, 2, or 3-rated Never Won a Buckle class at 2021 NW Arkansas Horse Show January 8 show. rider at SLTSA January 8 event. the Gonzales NCHA event.

Assoc scholarship recipient.

Bits & Spurs - Cont from page 14 Sooner Barrel Racing Association celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, having been promoting a family atmosphere for the sport of barrel racing at all levels in Oklahoma since 1982! This year’s officers are President Tami Flock, VP Stacy Fish, Treasurer Colton Sides, Jackpot Secretary Lynett Rock, Donation Director Kim Harrup, Youth Director Kristy Riley, and Arena Director Mike Brace.

Also, Jesssica Klassen has agreed to stay on as director of membership and points. fmi, soonerbarrelracing.com.

The University of Arkansas Ranch Horse Team is hosting the Razorback Ranch Horse show March 6, preceded by a ranch horse clinic the day before, at the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center in Fayetteville. The event is an ASHA show with an added ranch roping jackpot class! fmi, go to the Arkansas Ranch Horse Team Fb page.

Rio Grande Valley Horse Shows has a performance horse show now scheduled for Sunday, March 6, at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show Arena in Mercedes. Register online by February 15. valley.fairwire.com.

APHA’ Paint Barrel Racing Incentive Program recently announced the 2021 PBRIP HPs and reserve for each level and also overall.

Jill Beaty, Elgin OK, was Overall HP and 2D champion riding Extreme Chico. The annual PRBIP awards presentation is April 9 at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, OK. Other winners include Candie Wolf (1D/Decatur /Kitnic), Belinda Wheeler (3D/Mounds, OK/LLP Susies Witch), and Cathy Baker (4D/Talala, OK/ 24

Lucky Quick Bug).

NW Arkansas Horse Show Assoc’s 2022 Board of Directors includes President Miranda Redding, VP Don Clark, Treasurer Buffy Howle, Secretary Ashley Lyle, and Points Secretary Cynthia Johnson. Recently Katee Johnson was announced as the association’s 2021 scholarship recipient. The first NWAHSA judged show of the season is scheduled for April 2, at Benton County Fairgrounds in Bentonville.

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Jimmie Smith, McDade. and Valiant Nicky’s 15.387 took the top check December 16 at the Wild West Promotions event at Northcrest Training Center in Cleburne.

Blanche Saddlery was established last year and is a new player in Texas saddle making, selling working cowboy addles built for the ranch and rodeo arena. Brad Russo is the proud owner. Find order information at Blanche Saddlery on Instagram.

Fiddle and Steel was owned by Russ and Janet Westfall, Granbury, and carried son Brandon to impressive wins in the past 14 months. The stallion was 2020 NCHA NP Futurity champion, and in 2021, was Cattlemen’s Derby, Classic NP Derby champ, NCHA Super Stakes NP Derby champ, BI NP Derby champ, and finally, NCHA NP Horse of the Year. After the Futurity ended, Wagonhound Land & Cattle of Wyoming purchased the talented stallion.

Todd Wellmann, Conroe, graduated Cum Laude December 18 from Texas A&M University, receiving a BS in Poultry Science.

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This semester he is back at TAMU, working towards a master’s degree.

Kole Price, Pilot Point, was recently announced as NRHA’s newest Million Dollar Rider!

Kobyn Greathouse, Abilene, was recently elected to serve as an Appaloosa Youth Association (AYA) director.

Bobby Whitehead, Oak Point, and Frost Herin Diamond competed in their first AQHA Versatility Ranch Horse Show December 3031, at the Tulsa Holiday Circuit VRH event.

The duo won 3 circuit awards, including VRH Amateur Cow Work, VRH Limited Amateur Reining, and VRH Limited Amateur Conformation (where the duo took first both days under both judges).

Ann Anderman, Valley View, was recently elected by the NRHA Board of Directors to fill a Director at Large position on the NRHA Executive Committee for a one-year term.

Chris Littlefield, Henrietta, recently announced that his stallion, Bold and Beautiful, is one of the elite stallions enrolled in the new Riata Buckle Futurity for rope horses. Launching this year, it will pay out $2 Million to ropers riding horses by enrolled stallions. Contact Chris Littlefield at 940-232-1804 regarding 2022 breedings. fmi about the futurity, go to www.riatabuckle.com/dev/.

Sage Mills was born January 4 to Hope and Dustin Mills, of Dustin Mills Performance Horse, Burneyville, OK. Bamas Jewel, owned by Ronnie Griffin Continued on page 36

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Fort Worth Dressage Club

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ComfortStall Sealed Orthopedic Flooring

FWDC Banquet winners The Fort Worth Dressage Club (FWDC) is a club devoted to dressage and dressage activities for its members. We work throughout the year to provide educational opportunities and fun activities for our members.

FWDC usually holds monthly meetings at Szechuan Chinese Restaurant off Bryant Irving the 4th Monday of every month at 6:30 PM. Right now we are doing Zoom meetings.

Our website is www.fortworthdressageclub.com Please check out our website, we have pictures of members and activities.

FWDC held its annual Awards Banquet and Silent Auction which benefits our Scholarship fund. We presented awards for members who have shown throughout the year in dressage, Western dressage, Gaited dressage, and eventing. FWDC also presented fun awards. It was a good time!

FWDC will hold its USDF/USEF Recognized show March 19 and 20th at Somervell Expo in Glen Rose. Prize list will be available soon at www.showsecretary.com.

FWDC is hoping to go back to our regular schedule of activities as soon as it is safe, these include a schooling show, low cost clinic, pool party, video night and other dressage related events.

FWDC sends out group e-mails to members to keep them informed of club activities and other dressage events in the community. Let me know if you would like a dressage event you would like to get the word out to other dressage enthusiast.

Please stay safe and well!

Join FWDC and learn more about the wonderful sport of dressage. We welcome all levels of riders on all Nancy, Phoenix breeds of horses! w & Leane

Clean Underneath: By the time we can smell ammonia odors, there is already an unhealthy accumulation of this caustic gas in the stable.

Even in well-maintained barn, ammonia accumulates when urine and other fluids seep through cracks in the flooring material and pool at the sub floor.

Along with ammonia that irritates sensitive tissue in the eyes, respiratory tract and elsewhere, these pools of fluid are bacteria breeding grounds.

ComfortStall Sealed Orthopedic Flooring prevents such accumulation because its one-piece durable TopCover™ is sealed to the stall wall.

Encourage Rest & Sleep: The importance of physical and mental recovery is well documented in human sports medicine and deep sleep and rest are critical to that. While research on sleep and rest’s effect on equine performance and well-being is light, common sense suggests it’s equally beneficial.

Yes, horses can rest and sleep while standing, but they can only achieve deep REM sleep while lying down with their nose resting on the floor. The average adult horse needs at least an hour of REM sleep every day.

ComfortStall’s layer of orthopedic foam provides cushion and comfort that encourages lying down to get that deep rest. Horse owners regularly report their horses spending more time napping and lying down on the unique flooring.

For the many hours horses stand in their stall, ComfortStall has a unique combination of traction, give and cushion to support joints, provide energy rebound and prompt blood flow that has a natural healing effect.

Hydrate: As with people, adequate hydration is critical to every aspect of physiological function in the horse, especially digestion and thermoregulation. According to the American Association of Equine Practitioners, an idle 1,100-pound horse in a cool environment will drink six to 10 gallons of water every day. There are many variables, including external temperature, exertion level and how much water is in their food source.

Horses on good quality pasture grass, for example, can drink less water because of the moisture in the grass. Conversely, a diet of dry hay provides little moisture and requires more moisture to help with digestion. Haygain Steamed Hay has up to 3X the moisture content of dry forage, and its proven palatability helps ensure our horses get enough of this critical nutrient.

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The wait is over for standout team ropers Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira.

The duo won their first team roping header and team roping heeler world titles. Driggers finished with $263,227 and Nogueira earned $277,612. Back in 2016, Nogueira became the first Brazilian world champion in PRCA history by winning the all-around world title. He now becomes the first Brazilian to win a team roping world championship.

“This is awesome to achieve this dream,” Nogueira said. “We have been really close and worked really hard to do this. If God’s not in control and he’s not out in the front and it is not our time. We have been here before and had the experience and Kaleb did a great job like always. I wanted to heel behind this guy and I think God put us together for us a reason and I want to glorify God for this title.”

Driggers and Nogueira finished third in the average with a 52.6-second time on nine head. They had a 7.1-second time in Round 10 to secure their titles.

“We have been in this situation a lot and to finally have it go our way is amazing,” Driggers said. “I’m kind of a numbers guy so I kind of had it all mapped out and knew what we needed to be. Until they came back and told us we had won we still were not sure just because I have been so close so many times. I have been reserve world champion four times and to finally get over the hump is great and without God we would not be here.” w

Barrel racer Jordon Briggs had quite the 2021 Wrangler NFR, winning the world championship and the average championship.

Briggs clocked 136.83 seconds on 10 head, a new record.

“Oh man it means a lot,” Briggs said. “That was my goal coming into here. I knew I had the horse that could do that, and he did it. I had so many people cheering for me. I even had bull riders I have never met cheering for me. It was great. I felt a lot of power behind me and didn’t want to let anyone down and my horse never does.

“I am a very average-minded person and that is why this was my goal. I was really disappointed the first year I made it that I didn’t place in the average. That is what I had out for blood this trip was that average title. And to set the average record was icing on the cake.

“Rollo has not hit a barrel all year long. He is definitely a unicorn.” w

Courtesy PRCA, by Phill Kitts

Jordon Briggs snares barrel racing world and average titles

Courtesy Sherri Mell

Courtesy PRCA, by Phill Kitts

Team ropers Driggers and Nogueira win gold buckles

Cowgirl Corner

Cowgirl Corner OLDBROADS RODEO 13th Annual Reunion

By Sherri Mell, 2X Hall of Fame Cowgirl It isn’t everybody that can claim to be the VERY FIRST Barrel Racing Champion at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR)! LaTonne Sewalt Enright can claim just that! The win came at the age of 11 years old, after a few years of figuring out barrel racing on Little Joe, a horse that her Calf Roping father, Royce Sewalt, 1946 RCA (Rodeo Cowboy Association) World Champion Calf Roper had trained for her in their arena at home. She became not only the HLSR Barrel Racing Champion, but the first World Champion of the Girls Rodeo Association (GRA), now known as the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association.

At the time, the GRA had only been active since 1948 and the first Girl’s Rodeo Finals were in 1950. With her Nelson Silversmith’s Championship buckle in hand from 1950, LaTonne told her story at the 2022 OldBroads Rodeo Reunion coordinated by Angie Averhoff and held at Lil Red’s Saloon in Fort Worth. Roy Rogers was on hand during the Prestigious Houston Rodeo to present the buckle to LaTonne and noticed that there was a bucking horse on the buckle.

Roy gave LaTonne her buckle and kissed her on the cheek telling her that he was going to get another buckle made for her with a barrel racer on it! Roy Sherri Mell, Kristi Peterson, & Jan Youren Rogers got a photo of LaTonne on Little Joe turning a barrel at a rodeo and the Nelson Silversmith’s Company used that photo for the design on the barrel racing buckles from then on!

This story and over 50 more were shared during the reunion while everyone sat amazed to hear all of them.

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Cowgirl Corner

Cont from page 13 along with it.

Another First-Time OldBroad attendee was Kristie Peterson, another WPRA World Champion. Kristie and her horse, Bozo won not only the World Championship in 1996 but took home both the WPRA/AQHA Connie Wilkerson Woods & Judy Overturff Horse of the Year and Bozo was also named the Horse With the Most Heart by her opponents in the top 15 positions of the WPRA barrel racing. Kristie gives all the glory to her equine partner who she says allowed the family to purchase their pretty place in Colorado. No one could miss the duo as they came running into the Thomas and Mac in Las Vegas. Bozo was a beautiful bright sorrel with a big blaze and 4 white socks (at least that’s how it looked). If it wasn’t white, it was wrapped with a white leg wrap. Man, those two were flashy! My Mother, Suzanne Koch (WPRA Gold Card member) always poked me in the ribs with her elbow as they came running in underneath our seats in the T & M. She would cheer Bozo on throughout the run.

Kristie won 4 WPRA World Championships.

Gail Woerner, a great rodeo historian and author of several books, is a wealth of knowledge about Rodeos covering many historical Rodeo moments in her books.

Interesting facts like, back in 1935, the Rodeo Cowboys would not ride in the parade in Fort Worth, Texas, until the Rodeo Committee would put their entry fees into the purse.

In 1905, Madison Square Garden Arena in downtown New York, New York was host to a Wild West Show headlined by Lucille Mulhall. But the earliest rodeo didn’t arrive at the arena until 1922 with producer Tex Austin. By 1936, the rodeos exploded in New York City under the Cowboy Turtle Association. The rodeos at The Garden were huge, and anyone could enter. Rodeo Cowboys and Cowgirls there treated like a novelty and there were as many as 50 performances in one month.

In 1916, also in New York, there was the Stampede Rodeo at the Sheepshead Bay Speedway. Advertised as New York City’s Biggest Summer Outdoor Event with $50,000 in cash, prizes, and championship titles. Unfortunately, there was a Polio Epidemic and a Streetcar Strike which caused the big sponsors to back out of the event.

Find Gail’s books on Amazon or visit her website, www.gailwoerner.com, to learn more about the history of the Sport of Rodeo. Gail talked about greats such as Tad Lucas, Mitzi Lucas, and other Greats in the World of Women in Rodeo. Gail was quoted as saying, “I live in the Past!”

Bonnie McPherson from Colorado, now a Texan OldBroad Rodeo Gal, was teaching school (PE) when she came to Texas. She talked about how hard it was to break into the movie business, but she had some success from 1973-1984 as a stuntwoman in shows and movies like “CHIPS” and “Bronco Billy”. Her All Girl Rodeo background helped when she was called on to ride broncs and bulls. She even starred on the television game shows “What’s My Line” and “Truth or Consequences”. She started riding as a young girl at Girl Scout Camps and said she just never Continued on page 33 got it out of her system! Bonnie became a 28

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Chiro Corner Contributed by Dr. Jennifer Schuckman

Birth Trauma With foaling season upon us we should take a minuet to appreciate how much trauma occurs during the birthing process for both the mare and foal. The muscles, joints and nerves of both mare and foal have to stretch in order to achieve a successful birth. It would seem as though this process would be evenly distributed between the left and right sides, most times it is not.

In most mares one side of the pelvis will not be as relaxed as the other at the time of foaling. This can cause SI disfunction, pressure on the nerves and sometimes muscle paresis. Any of these things can lead to a dystocia. These things also have a direct impact on recovery time, ability to re-breed, hind limb lameness postpartum, decreased biomechanical movement if the mare goes back into training or riding. The most effective way to ensure the mares pelvis is ready for foaling is a chiropractic adjustment. During the last months of gestation there is a lot of growing and shifting in the pelvic cavity. A hand full of adjustments with ligament releases before foaling will help to ensure the sacrum, pelvic floor and hip joints of your mare are properly aligned and ready for the birthing process.

Foals can have noticeable or “invisible” birth trauma. The most noticeable things are rib fractures, limb paresis, one-sidedness or contracted tendons. These things need immediate attention. Invisible birth trauma are things like thoracic spine rotation, myofascial line tightness, muscle trigger points. Sometime we do not notice these problems until we go to ride the horse at 3-5 years of age. Constant wither pain could be from the thoracic spine rotation that truly started at birth. When a deep chested foal is squeezed through the birth cannel one shoulder has to be pushed out slightly in front of the other causing the thoracic spine to rotate and laterally flex. If not addressed as a foal this could lead to problems down the road. This is just one of many things that can affect the joints and fascia of a foal.

Most “invisible” birth trauma (myofascial lines tightness, nerve entrapments and spinal malposition’s) can be treated with chiropractic alone, giving your horse positive long lasting effects.

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larger pasture of 10-25 acres.

Again, more stock with a variety of ages should be added to the pasture for the puppy to guard. Puppies should be regularly monitored for behavior issues until 18 months of age.

At approximately 8-9 months of age, your puppy should be developed enough to guard livestock in larger pastures up to 50-100 acres on its own or larger pastures with other mature LGDs. It is often helpful AgriLife Feeding Station to have an older LGD paired for LGDs doubles as a with a younger dog to provide safe space for puppies. further training and assistance puppy is being too rough with the young with predators. A young pup is stock, add in older animals to teach your no match for larger predators and should puppy to be submissive to livestock. never be left on its own to defend the After about a month, puppies herd or flock. should be bonded well enough stock We look forward to sharing our to be moved into a larger pen. Pen size research with the ranching community should be 1-2 acres for the next two over the next several years as the bonding months. It’s important to closely watch a project continues. Weekly progress of the puppy during this time as they will have puppies and project can be viewed on our more room to explore. They may start Facebook and Instagram accounts @TAchasing stock in this larger area. Often MUlivestockguarddog. Don’t forget to during this period, stock will move away sign up for our blog The Guardian Way from the puppy without the dog noticing. https://sanangelo.tamu.edu/research/lgd/ This may cause the puppy to run towards and check out our YouTube channel also. the livestock. This behavior can then turn For questions regarding LGDs you can into a chasing game for the puppy. If you email me at bill.costanzo@ag.tamu.edu notice this behavior, you should correct or call 325-657-7311. Check out the fiit immediately. nal installment of this multi-part article As the puppy approaches six in next month’s edition of the SouthWest months of age, it can be moved into a Horse Trader. w

Let’s Talk Livestock with Scarlett James

Rudder FFA & Runtin’ and Gruntin’ 4-H

KEEP YOUR LIVESTOCK SAFE KNOW YOUR PREDATORS! What do you see scoping out this chicken coop? Is it just a barn cat or something more threatening like a bobcat? While you are determining what this animal is, read on to discover the predators that can endanger your farm animals: • Coyotes are opportunistic and will find a way to make a meal out of most species of livestock. They may single out a newborn calf, sneak into a flock of sheep or goats, or set their sights on a free-ranging flock of chickens.

• While bobcats may prey on sheep or goats, they mainly hunt smaller animals such as rabbits and chickens.

• Foxes, raccoons, and skunks most commonly hunt small livestock such as poultry and rabbits. These killers are known to decapitate their victims and often hunt just for sport.

• A more unexpected killer is the domestic dog. They commonly hunt in packs and will often run their victims to death. They can kill goats, sheep, and cattle but will also go after small livestock.

• Domestic cats normally hunt small animals such as chickens and rabbits.

• Hawks, owls, and other birds of prey are a huge threat to poultry and rabbits and catch their victims offguard by attacking from above.

• Snakes have quite an appetite for eggs and small animals. Although these predators are often misunderstood, they are beneficial to the ecosystem by controlling the rodent population and shouldn’t be killed just because of their slithery reputation.

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Cowgirl Corner Cont from page 28

World Champion Bull Rider and Bronc Rider (1970, 1972) in the WPRA. Jan Youren has been an OldBroad Sherri, Jan Youren, Debbie Rodeo Charter MemGarrison, & Betty Sue Cook ber since we started 13 years ago. She is a 5-time WPRA World Champion Bareback Rider and taught most of the girls that were going down the road riding rough stock. She has broken nearly all her bones in her body. Some twice! She set and broke records all over the country. She even broke her own record 4 times!

She has 15 kids, had 4 husbands, 64 grand kids and 104 great grandchildren. She drives a van and has put 74,000 miles on it traveling around the country in the last few years. She advised us to all to just “enjoy life while your still living!” Jan is a Lifetime Gold Card Member of the WPRA and my sister in the National Museum & Cowgirl Hall of Fame in Fort Worth.

When Reba was inducted into the Hall of Fame with us, we walked up to Reba to get a picture with her and Reba recognized Jan, of course, as that Lady Bronc Rider!

Teresa McQueen grew up in a Rodeo Act Family where her father, Jimmie Adams, was performing in the PRCA for 20 years from 1955-1975. Teresa showed us some trick and fancy roping with her little rope that she had retired after using it for 50 years in Rodeo Acts!

Debbie Garrison, former WPRA member and Team Roper, talked about growing up in High School Rodeo and on to College Rodeo at Tarleton State and still being able to Rodeo today. Debbie is a former Miss Rodeo America and grew up in Mineral Wells, Texas. She qualified 12 times for the Women’s Rodeo Association Finals in the Team Roping, winning the Average twice and Reserve World Champion twice. She was inducted into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.

Attending the 13th Oldbroads, there were 4 Oldbroads over 80 years old, 6 WPRA World Champions, and 53 total Oldbroads in attendance with, as Angie Averhoff (Oldbroad Organizer) said, “there were at least 53 female attendees, a few stud muffins, and some bewildered walk-ins!”

There were some prize drawings with the big prize won by Jody Westbrook. It was a collage by Shari Jenkins which says, YOU DRINK TOO MUCH, YOU SWEAR TOO MUCH, YOU HAVE NO MORALS. YOU ARE EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED IN A FRIEND! We can all relate to that! So many great Cowgirl Women make up the Oldbroads Rodeo Group. I just can’t talk about them all, or I would have to write a book! All I can say, is THANK GOD FOR RODEO! See you down the road, I’ll be looking for you at the San Antonio Livestock Show!

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Keeping Livestock Healthy during a Texas Winter

Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory provides tips, assessments for overwintering livestock Contributed by Mallory Pfeifer, mallory.pfeifer@tvmdl.tamu.edu

Texas winters are infamously fickMaintaining le. Each year, weather shelter and water conditions range from are two ways to mild temperatures with help livestock high humidity to re- through Texas winters. cord-setting rain, sleet and sometimes snow.

Sometimes, Texas livestock experience all of these weather conditions within the same week, presenting them with health challenges. posite is true, Sheppard said.

The Texas A&M Veterinary Medi“Nutritional requirements increase cal Diagnostic Laboratory, TVMDL, ofduring winter,” Sheppard said. “This cofers several tests to maintain and evaluincides with a time the nutritional value ate animal health during the winter. Guy of our forage is decreasing.”

Sheppard, DVM, TVMDL veterinary In addition to decreasing in nudiagnostician, said there are also a few tritional value, certain forages may basic mitigation strategies livestock probecome stressed and produce toxins, ducers may consider this winter.

Sheppard said. For example, forages within the sorghum family produce Make sure shelter and water and accumulate cyanide, also known as sources remain clean prussic acid, and nitrates. Therefore, it’s Most livestock species are adapt- important to evaluate the quality of forable, however, it’s important to provide age before offering it to livestock. animals shelter to protect them from cold, blustery and wet conditions. Once TVMDL's role in assisting livestock a shelter is in place, maintaining the area producers this winter can ensure animals stay healthy.

TVMDL offers several tests that “Cleanliness of the shelter areas is can be performed at the herd or indiimportant as disease pathogens survive vidual levels and range from panels to and thrive in dirty and contaminated en- assess energy balance and mineral levvironments,” Sheppard said. “Manure els to testing forage or feed to ensure it’s removal and bedding replacement will free of toxins. ensure that your livestock have an excelFive TVMDL veterinary diagnostilent place to escape the winter elements. cians, such as Sheppard, are available to Along those same lines, make sure that assist with testing recommendations and clean, adequate water supplies are avail- result interpretation. able and will be easy to maintain during As a starting point, TVMDL enfreezing conditions.” courages livestock producers to first Nutrition and safe consumption of forages Energy and protein are important levels to evaluate during a cold winter.

People may think an animal’s metabolism slows during the winter, but the op-

contact their veterinarian to determine what kind of testing, if any, is recommended. For more information on TVMDL’s testing, visit tvmdl.tamu.edu or call one of the agency’s full-service laboratories in Bryan-College Station or Canyon.w

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The diagnosis of osteoarthritis in pets has been on the rise for the past few decades.

That means products to help improve mobility in pets are a big business, too.

Preying on pet owners’ empathy for their aging pets can lead to overblown claims for products that sound like curealls for joint pain — but be wary of “quick fixes.” Osteoarthritis is a complex, progressive disease. Treatment should consider multiple factors, such as patient weight and breed predispositions. Your veterinarian should be the first stop for information and to develop a management plan.

The earlier osteoarthritis is diagnosed, the sooner a pet owner can act to help slow the progression of the disease.

Most veterinarians agree that the best ways to help manage osteoarthritis include: 1. Weight management, which can reduce strain on joints and may slow progression of osteoarthritis.

2. Controlled exercise, which can help maintain joint health, muscle strength, and mobility — and can be more easily achieved if the pet is less painful.

3. Medical management, which may involve prescription nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Effective generics are now available that can help make medical management more financially feasible for pet owners.

4. Nutritional management, which can include a reduced calorie intake, specialized diets, and/or supplements to support joint health.

Rather than clicking “Add to Cart,” pet owners should first set an appointment with their veterinarian. A veterinary health assessment is the perfect time to discuss weight management, talk about effective choices for supplements and medications, and set realistic goals for the pet’s care.

For example, CBD supplements may be popular, but few studies have proven them to be effective against joint discomfort in pets. Similarly, supplements containing collagen peptides and denatured collagen have little evidence to support claims for improving joint health.

Proven products can include prescription medications and some over-the-counter joint supplements. Your veterinarian is the best resource to recommend trusted products that are worth the investment. Visit www.myhappypets.com for more information on joint health in dogs and cats. w

Contributed by Kay Ledbetter, kledbetter@ag.tamu.ed

Texas A&M University competitive judging teams in the Department of Animal Science are getting the year started off with a bang, bringing home champion titles from the National Western Stock Show in Denver.

But the wins represent more than just banners and ribbons.

Their success in the arena contributes to their success as students as well, said Cliff Lamb, Ph.D., head of the Department of Animal Science and interim director of Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Bryan-College Station.

“Competitive teams, such as the livestock, meats and wool teams in the Department of Animal Science are some of the greatest high-impact learning opportunities that we can offer our undergraduate students,” Lamb said. “As we continue to find ways to develop our students into leaders in their respective fields, competing in judging teams enhances decision-making and defending placings, which translates to skills needed throughout their careers.”

The Aggies brought home champion titles in the Meat Judging and Livestock Judging competitions and a reserve champion title and third place in the Wool Judging competition.

Lamb said these successes reflect the quality of students and coaches to the Department of Animal Science mission to provide exceptional high-impact learning opportunities to our students.

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and shown by Mason Griffin, both of Pioneer, LA, was named the 2021 Futurity Open Champion at Central Mississippi CHA’s banquet in Forest, MS, January 7.

Paul Bogart, Oologah, OK, released a new single on January 7. He wrote “While She’s Mine” in honor of his daughter’s first birthday, which was January 7. fmi, www. paulbogart.com.

Mark Mills, Brookshire, and Travis McGuire’s Miss Kit Kat Belle won the Open both days at Bluebonnet CHA’s January 8 and 9 events in Brenham, with a 75 on Saturday and a 73 on Sunday!

Amber Wilson Czisny, Marietta, OK, and Moonlighting won the 5/6-YearOld NP with a 73 at the January 14 Jared Lesh NCHA Cutting in Whitesboro.

Lauren Brown, Del Rio, and Logan Meiwes, Muleshoe, were married January 15 in a church ceremony in Del Rio. They are making Spearman their home.

Constance Scott, Murchison, won the Never Won a Buckle class at the Gonzales NCHA event January 16.

Chaser Crouch, Corsicana, hasn’t been horseback much lately, but he has been busy recording and entertaining. He is booked to sing at Flames Seafood Grill & Bar in Weatherford March 18 and at Smoke Monkeys Music Hall in Rockwall April 9. If you haven’t heard him sing “Hell of a Night”, you’re behind the times!

Losses Kelly Schaar, 67 Goliad, died December 17. She was a rancher, quarter horse breeder, and equestrian. She was a life member of NCHA and bred and showed quarter horses in cutting horse competition all over Texas and surrounding states.

Linda Gordon, 67, of Fossil Gate Farms, Argyle, died December 18. She and her late husband, Gary provided for the horse industry in big ways and across all breeds, through their generous sponsorship of events, their carefully-cultivated breeding program, and their involvement in futurities.

Betty Nix, 95, died December 19

in Kalispell, MT. The American Quarter Horse Hall of Famer and AQHA Honorary VP had worked for AQHA in Amarillo for 40 years, retiring in 1992. In her work, she was capable and caring, becoming known as “Mother Nix” while taking care of customer demands, requests, complaints, and problems.

AQHA Superhorse Genuine Redbud passed away peacefully in her sleep on Christmas Eve, in a Stuart Ranch pasture in Oklahoma where she was bred, born, and raised. Bobby Lewis rode Eric Storey’s 1991 mare to the 1995 Superhorse title, and in 1997 she was AQHA All-Around HP award winner.

Fran Hilton, 71, Emory, died Christmas Day after a long fight with scleroderma. For years, she enjoyed trail riding for years and rode extensively with friends.

Phil Land, 67, Fort Worth, died December 26. Being an expert at handling cattle, he was a valued member of the cattle crew at NCHA-produced events for over 20 years, and he will be greatly missed.

Bryan Jackson, 57, Paradise, died December 28. He was self-employed as a horse trainer and owner of BKJ Cutting Horses. He will be remembered for his friendship, his contagious smile, and his horsemanship.

Bobbye Kitchener, 88, Santa Fe, died January 5. She spent most of six decades individually raising, training, and showing Quarter horses, with many great successes. She was also a 4-H leader for many years.

Butch Johnson, 72, Weatherford, died January 7. He was passionate about ranching and raising and showing cutting horses.

Thomas Jackson, 72, Grants, NM, died January 11. He owned Jackson Ranch and bred, raised, trained, and sold fine Appaloosa horses.

Gypsy O’Neal, formerly of Madisonville, died January 15, a victim of both Covid and lung cancer. She and husband Tim were part of the AQHA show family for years, with Won And Only Fella the last horse she showed in competition. w

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