Digital Update Breaking News sUBsCRiBe NOw to Quarter Horse News Reymanator and and get the Oct. 15 issue Zane Davis Lead • Music City Futurity • Ariat Tulsa Reining Preliminary Open Classic Composite • AQHA Bayer Select The preliminary cow work round World Show at the National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity in Week of September 28, 2009 quarterhorSeneWS.com Reno, Nev., finished on Saturday. At the close, it was Reymanator (Dual Rey x Savannah Hickory x Doc’s Hickory) and Montana trainer Zane Davis who topped The ComebaCk the round and …. TRead more at quarterhorsenews.com.

Video See the Action Central Kid starstruck ichi and shton Fairey, 20, Redding, Calif., is a According to Michelle Fairey, her daughter austin shepard junior at Auburn University. On April suffered severe pain and lost feeling in her Watch Starstruck Ichi and A 3, she sustained a severe back injury limbs, but, “after months of pain, doctors and Austin Shepard’s Futurity Open at school and was no longer able to ride for physical therapy, Ashton returned to her pas- finals winning run at the Music Auburn’s equestrian team. However, she was sion – riding reining horses.” City Futurity in Franklin, Tenn. determined to get back in the saddle and back Since the age of 13, Fairey has ridden Get the Latest into the National Reining Horse Association with professional trainer Mike Boyle. “Ashton ONLiNe NOw at show pen. All it took was the desire, a good has always been a very good student – very horse, the support of her parents, Michelle and dedicated,” Boyle said. “She works really hard, Doug, and the entire team she always listens and she is a very talented at Boyle Performance rider.” n MR shORty DOt COM, Horses, Ione, Calif. In 2005 and 2006, Fairey went to the BUtCh LOtt wiN West Coast Affiliate Finals in Youth aCha OPeN 14-18 competition with her trusty Mr Shorty Dot Com, owned by Mike mount, Top Brass Colonel. “Topper Ingles, Jonesboro, La., and ridden by Butch Lott, won the Open divi- has been having fun out in the pasture sion at the 21st American CHA for two years,” Michelle said. But this past Championships in Belton, Texas. Ashton May, it was time to get back to work. Michelle Fairey legged him up, while Ashton continued re- n NRCha sNaFFLe Bit hab. The young reiner’s goal was to compete at FUtURity saLes Three sales will be held in con- the prestigious Reining By The Bay, held last junction with the National Reined July in Woodside, Calif. Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit According to Michelle, Ashton and Topper Futurity: Oct. 1 – NRCHA Classic earned the circuit championship in both the Yearling & Broodmare Sale; Oct. Intermediate Non-Pro and Novice Horse 2 – NRCHA Select Yearling & Non-Pro divisions as well as the Reserve Broodmare Sale; and Oct. 3 – NRCHA Championship in the Non-Pro. Select 2-Year-Old Sale & NRCHA Performance Horse Sale “Ashton’s success is a testament to the supe- rior teaching she has received over the years n GaRD iNeR aNGUs RaNCh through the Boyle program,” Michelle said. Gardiner Angus Ranch, a leading “Mike and his assistant Kim [Yancey] are Black Angus seedstock operation, is o’HARA JoHn fabulous. And the support you receive from infusing more black-type bloodlines to improve its horse program. the other non-pro riders in the barn is awe- some. Ashton couldn’t have done this without their help.” —PF Digital Update Out ‘N’ About Cottonwood Springs Ranch

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Half ’n’ half A Gunner baby shows off its fancy Welcome A picturesque view of the Cottonwood Springs face. Ranch near Bayfield, Colo.

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Three Getting ready great mares (top) Michael Having a great Moynihan saddles time: (right to up for a ride into left) Shiney Lil the mountains. Miss, Kwackin and Smart The princess Peptolena (left) This Shining Spark filly struts her pretty stuff in the pasture. Next Page Decade Bash ho will outshine his or her fellow competitors at the 10th annual WBrazos Bash cutting, which began last Friday, Sept. 25, and will conclude this coming Sunday, Oct. 4? Will leading Brazos Bash Open rider Phil Rapp, Weatherford, Texas, add to his event earnings? The Brazos Bash, held at the beautiful Silverado on the Brazos near Weatherford, Texas, is produced by Jerry Durant. This year’s show offers $285,000 in added monies, which includes $70,000 in the 3-Year-Old Open and Non-Pro divisions, $110,000 in the 4-Year-Old Open and Non-Pro divisions, 2008 Brazos Bash Su nne Fo rr e s t za nne $2,500 in the 4-Year-Old Amateur, $100,000 Futurity Open Champion in the 5/6-Year-Old Open and Non-Pro Imirage, owned by Three Trees Ranch and ridden divisions, and $2,500 in the 5/6-Year-Old by Lloyd Cox Amateur. Donations are still being accepted for has ridden 26 horses to total earnings of total earnings of $110,873 on 16 horses. a silent auction to benefit Horsemen For $219,692. In the past nine years at the Brazos Bash, Christ. The auction continues throughout Dustin Adams, Dublin, Texas, tops the 21 horses owned by Rock Creek Ranch. the Brazos Bash show, with the successful list of leading Brazos Bash Non-Pro riders. Weatherford, Texas, have earned $300,301, bidders to be announced on the final day of He has ridden 19 horses to total earnings which ranks No. 1 on the list of the show’s competition. Just a few of the donated auc- of $167,442. His leading money-earner is leading owners. Rock Creek Ranch’s lead- tion items include a Cowboys For Christ Billies Smart Lena (Smart Little Lena x ing money-earner is Pet Squirrel (Playdox Camp registration, a day with trainer Paul Billies Gay Sugar x Mr Gay Sugar Bar), who x Squirrel Tooth Alice x CD Olena) with Hansma, seven- to eight-day use of a condo earned $19,000 at the Brazos Bash. Rapp’s $53,778. Dustin Adams ranks as the show’s in Hawaii, and a spa package and full body wife, Mary Ann, is ranked No. 2 on the second-leading owner with 21 of his horses massage. Brazos Bash leading Non-Pro rider list with having earned a total of $190,049. —TL During the past nine years, 4,876 Brazos Bash entries competed for a share of BRAZOS BASH TOP EARNERS $1,670,000 in added monies and a total purse OPEN NON-PRO OWNERS of $5,675,607. The first Brazos Bash, held in Rank Rider Earnings Rank Rider Earnings Rank Earnings 2000, drew 372 entries, offered $115,000 in 1 Phil Rapp $268,931 1 dustin Adams $167,442 1 Rock Creek Ranch $300,302 added money and paid out $412,296. Eight 2 Matt Gaines $219,692 2 Mary Ann Rapp $110,873 2 dustin Adams $190,049 years later, the 2008 show’s entries nearly 3 Roger Wagner $215,796 3 Matt Miller $109,696 3 Philip/Mary Ann Rapp $174,009 doubled (686) and its added monies more 4 lloyd Cox $181,302 4 James Vangilder $97,467 4 Skip/Elizabeth Queen $155,524 than doubled ($285,000) as did its total purse 5 Paul Hansma $137,015 5 Chad Bushaw $59,217 5 Slate River Ranch $127,591 ($850,348). 6 John Mitchell $119,944 6 Skip Queen $53,390 6 Jack/Susan Waggoner $106,133 7 Ed Flynn $105,573 7 Wesley Galyean $47,554 7 Walton’s Rocking W Ranch $104,615 The 2007 Brazos Bash recorded the larg- 8 Clint Allen $103,427 8 Paula Wood $40,789 8 Matt Miller $101,835 est number of entries to date (712), with the 9 Sean Flynn $101,155 9 dARREN Blanton $40,104 9 dARREN Blanton $90,235 added money totaling $250,000, and the 10 Tag Rice $87,187 10 Scott Ferguson $39,174 10 Marvine Ranch LLC $81,682 purse ($862,490) was the largest recorded during the past nine years. As the show’s No. 1 Open rider, Phil Rapp Equi-Stat, a division of Cowboy Publishing Group and Quarter Horse has earned a total of $268,931 on 31 horses. News, compiles and researches money earned within equine perfor- mance events and then enters this information into its database for use in producing statistical reports. His high-dollar ($26,000) winner is Tootsie These performance events include cutting, reining, reined cow horse as well as barrel racing, pleasure Rey (Dual Rey x Hickorys Toodie Lena x horse and ranch versatility. Equi-Stat’s statistical information helps performance horse events present a Doc’s Hickory). The show’s No. 2 Open more accurate picture of their particular event to entrants, breeders, owners and potential sponsors. For rider, Matt Gaines, also from Weatherford, more information about Equi-Stat and what it might do for you, visit equistat.com. Digital Update FYI in the Know you’re Grounded – Reining tips with UstPa’s Coors Jason Vanlandingham Challenge show big-time stopper paired with quick and easy Aground can sometimes make things tricky in the Draws Record reining pen. Follow along as Texas trainer Jason Vanlandingham outlines a simple plan to help you ride Numbers through this increasingly common situation. here was productive teamwork tamong horses and riders during the About Jason Vanlandingham United States Team Penning Association Coors Challenge Show, held Sept. 11-13 Jason Vanlandingham rode Gallos Stylish Star, in the John Justin Arena at Will Rogers owned by Anthony Boerma Equestrian Center in Fort Worth, Texas. and Nedpoint Quarter the show paid out $126,164 to 977 Horses, to win the 2008 teams in ranch sorting and team penning. NRHA Derby Intermediate teamwork was definitely the key to Open Championship. winning checks in this arena of tough Vanlandingham, who has Equi-Stat reining earnings competition. Hard hitters and novice amounting to $225,187, Vanlandingham riders were up to the challenge in the has been in the horse busi- classes designed to fit varying levels of ness since early in life, when he helped his brother, ability. equine partners were ready and The Problem: Fast Ground Chad, break ponies. able, and good cow horses were abun- Vanlandingham and his wife, Adrienne, You arrive at a show and find the ground is almost too dant. Riders from several states were own and operate Vanlandingham Reining there to compete, some in all three days easy; the base is solid and fast, with a top layer that is Horses in Whitesboro, Texas, where they well-groomed and light. But while you would expect your live with their children: Alexus, 12, Dalton, of the show. plus-one stopper to excel in these ideal conditions, you 9, and Courtney, 7. uSPtA executive Director SuzAnn find just the opposite. Spindor is excited to see the strong par- ticipation climbing rather than falling for Building a Better Response Trying or Not Trying? association shows. “We are so happy Vanlandingham has found that things go much smooth- In unfamiliar ground and show sur- to see these numbers in our shows, er if he allows his horse to navigate the new ground condi- roundings, it can sometimes be difficult especially considering the current econ- tions prior to being asked to deliver a strong stop. to figure out exactly what is going on omy,” Spindor said. “this year’s Coors “When I have a horse that is a big stopper and I get to with your stops. If this is the case, Challenge was bigger than the two previ- a show that has fast ground, what I will do is maybe fence Vanlandingham recommends think- them a few times pretty soft and let them feel the ground,” ing before reacting. Was it a poor stop ous years.” he explains. because the horse is struggling with the As further proof of team turnouts During the first trips back and forth, Vandingham lopes ground and is unbalanced? Or did he for the Coors Challenge, Spindor said, up and down the pen at a slower speed, letting his horse simply ignore your cues and give a half- “We were only 100 teams behind the feel the ground at the fence. He is careful not to pick his hearted attempt? Cowtown Wrangler Classic, which is usu- hand up and keeps everything low key. After stopping at the “You should know your horse from ally our biggest show by far. now we just fence each time, he lets his horse stand, then softens its face home,” Vanlangingham says. “If it is a can’t wait to see how our finals show, until it drops its neck and relaxes. Then, he turns around and horse that is a little lazy at first and has a coming up in november, turns out.” does it all again. When his horse is loping fence to fence in a tendency to not always give his best, then relaxed manner, only then does he say, “whoa.’ you know what you are dealing with. You the uStPA Finals will be held in “That first couple times I say ‘whoa,’ I will have the same can tell when a horse isn’t trying. If you Amarillo, texas. For more information, response – they will get in [the ground] too deep because say ‘whoa’ and they just keep on running, go to www.ustpa.com or 817-378- they are not used to that fast ground,” says Vanlandingham. then that is a different story.” 8082. —JS “When that happens, I don’t back them up. Instead, I take Above all else, remember that the last hold of their face and just walk them forward.” thing you want to do is create baggage for

The key is to not focus on making each stop perfect, but show day. Keeping things low key in the MontgoMeRy KC instead consider each trip down the pen as an opportunity show pen will go a long way toward pre- to build for a better stop the next time. venting bad experiences. —Wendy Lind 6666Ranch_4cF_QHb1009.indd 1 9/28/09 10:44:55 AM Digital Update the $1,000 Moustache It took a little organizing on my part. ush came to shove when it came to “ At one point, there were trailers redeeming a $1,000 bid for noe Silva’s Pmoustache on Sept. 19 at the American heading in opposite directions. CHA Championships awards party in Belton, — Shawn Flarida, on showing at three futurities in texas. ” Silva, 62, a cutting horse trainer from Ohio, Oklahoma and Nevada over three consecutive weekends. Kerrville, texas, sports a classic handlebar moustache that he grew more than 17 years ago and generously agreed to have it shaved at a fundraiser auction. When the bidding by a “syndicate” of sorts stopped at $1,000, someone hastily procured a pair of clippers. How Do You Like However, KarylAnn Silva, his wife of 25 years, became misty-eyed. gary Snoe, Caldwell, texas, who tossed in the $100-plus bid needed to reach $1,000, said he couldn’t bear to see a grown THose AppLes? woman cry, so he decided to let Silva keep the moustache. the auction brought in around $6,000. —REE

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Reining at Congress 15,932 Total number of entries at the All American Quarter Horse Congress Reining Futurity from 1988 through 2008.

$4,947,757 Amount paid out during those two decades of reining at Congress.

$218,215 Amount paid

out at the 1999 Congress SynDiCAte tHiS FeAtuRe By DiStRiButeD Reining Futurity, the year Conquistador Whiz and Duane Latimer (pictured) won the Open division.

3 Number of horses that have won both the Congress Futurity and NRHA Futurity: 2005, KR Lil Conquistador and

Shawn Flarida; 2002, BRASSeAuX JoHn Wimpys Little Step and Shawn Flarida; and 1987, Spirit Of Five and Bill Horn.

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