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Videovideo Reyd and Lloyd Cox Central familiar face on the cut- ting landscape will have a Reyd (Dual Rey x Merada Missy x new home and new dates in Freckles Merada), owned by Three 2010 as the Bonanza Cutting Trees , Newnan, Ga., and A is scheduled for Feb. 12-20 at the ridden by Lloyd Cox, won the West Diamond W Arena in Alvarado, Texas. Texas Futurity Open on Friday, Aug. 21, in Amarillo, Texas. The Bonanza, which is conducted by the Paul Crumpler family of Wichita Falls, Texas, was held for 27 years at the Get the Latest Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene, ONLINe NOw at Texas. While Paul Crumpler said the venue change hopefully will draw more cutters to the Bonzana, he is more pleased that n Rey MaNatOR, ZaNe DavIs the event was given show dates former- tOp Nsha FUtURIty ly held by the National Paul and Barbara Crumpler Reymanator and Zane Davis, 38, Association World Championship Whitehall, Mont., prevailed in a chal- Finals. The NCHA Finals for the Open divi- and Tony McMillan [recently retired Expo lenging cow-work final on Sunday, sion and the Non-Pro division will be held manager] have been great. Tony has done a Aug. 23, to win the National Stock alongside the NCHA Futurity, the industry’s heck of a job managing that facility. We just Horse Association Futurity in Paso Robles, Calif., for the Championship premier event for 3-year-olds, Nov. 24-28 in thought that moving closer to Fort Worth and and $24,000 purse. Fort Worth. Weatherford would help us.” The Bonanza had succeeded despite going The Diamond W, a 200-acre facility owned n DUaL tItLes FOR Jay head-to-head or being held very close to dates by Lisa McCool, has a 130-foot by 260-foot MCLaUGhLIN IN aRDMORe occupied by different shows. In recent years, arena, 234 indoor stalls, a 50-by-100 indoor Jay McLaughlin won the SWRCHA Summer Classic Futurity Open on A it was held at the same time as the NCHA warm-up arena in the stall area and an 80-by- Shiner Named Sioux, owned by Carol Eastern National Championships in Jackson, 100 indoor warm-up arena in the Expo area. Rose, Gainesville, Texas, and the Miss. The facility also has a restaurant and a Derby Open on CD Dee Vee Dee, also “I think I had to have them [the dates] to cantina. owned by Rose. survive with all the shows that have come into “It [the arena] may be tighter than Abilene, n pR ayeRs NeeDeD FOR existence,” Crumpler said. “When we started, but with the practice pen, warm-up arena and the BaNUeLOs FaMILy all we had were the national [NCHA] shows restaurant all under one roof, it will be more Carlos Banuelos, 34, a career winner and Augusta [Futurity].” convenient,” McCool said. “We’re excited.” of more than $630,000 as a cutting Crumpler stressed that the move had noth- The PK (Possum Kingdom) Cutting Horse horse rider, was found dead near ing to do with his or the event’s relationship Association stages some of its shows at the his home in Jacksboro, Texas, early with anybody in Abilene, including noted Diamond W, which also hosts a wide range of Tuesday morning, Aug. 25. restaurateurs Joe Allen and Sharon Allen. activities, including , , “Abilene has been good to us,” he said. “Our shows for other equine disciplines, monster relationship with Joe Allen, Sharon Allen truck shows and motocross races. —REE Digital Update Out ‘N’ About

Absolutely a candidate for the “Greatest Dog Department”: Meet Zulu, constant companion and premier service dog to Tom Sumpter, Williston, Fla.

The dynamic duo, ’s father/daughter team of “Family Tradition” Catherine and Mike Hancock, Rocky Mount, N.C. Georgia Grins Multiple NRHA World Champion Shannon Rafacz, Reiners were all smiles as they enjoyed a little relaxation and camaraderie Citra, Fla., is riding aged-event horses. She earned multiple Derby Non-Pro paychecks on her Repeat at the Sliding Summer Classic held Aug. 13-16 in Perry, Ga. Fine Footwork.

Shawn Flarida and Bill Horn totally enjoyed There were lots of puppies to choose Shawn’s win in the Dorminy Plantation Futurity on from in Perry. Kate Stewart, Dawson, Gunnatrashya, a fabulous colt by Gunner out of Ga., is bringing this cutie home! Natrasha by Trashadeous.

On call 24 hours every day of the Sliding Summer Classic: Ronnie Wayne, Taylors, S.C., was the NRHA Show Representative. What’s not to smile about? Marcia Walker, Dandridge, Tenn., rode her Kickit In The Jose Seutter, Anthony, Fla., rode Julio Bud to the head Ardizon’s Haidas Shining Spark to of the class in third place in the Intermediate Open, four Non-Pro second in the Limited Open and to Great back rubs are now part of the daily show divisions of the No. 1 in the Level 1 Open divisions of routine for newlyweds Jessicah and Jason Torpey, Bill Horn Derby. the Dorminy Plantation Futurity. Princeton, Ky. Next Page Genuine Talent lenty of present-day reiners and cow 2003 NRCHA Open horse exhibitors know Nic It In The World PBud. The 1997 stallion by Reminic Champion, 2008 was a successful performer, earning $148,765 NRCHA Open in reining and cow horse competition. Todd World Champion and Bergen showed him to the Open finals the 2008 AQHA World of the 2000 National Reined Cow Horse Champion in Senior Association Snaffle Futurity and National Heeling, shown by Jay Reining Horse Association Futurity. In 2001, Holmes for his family’s he won the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Stakes Triple J Ranch. and NRCHA Derby. In 2003, he was the Little Red Chickadee, NRCHA Open Bridle Reserve World a 2001 mare by Gallo Champion and made the Open finals at the Del Cielo, won two 2008 National Reining Breeders Classic. AQHA Amateur Select Nic It In The Bud already has proven to be World Championships a successful sire, with 26 of his get earning a with her owner, Rodger total of $465,737 – and that’s with just four Coday – Tie-Down small foal crops of performance age, includ- QHN Roping and Heeling.

ing 3-year-olds. f i l e She has 291.5 Open But behind every great stallion is a great performance points and photo mare, and in Nic It In The Bud’s case that 88.5 Amateur perfor- would be his dam, Genuine Redbud. mance points. The 1991 mare was bred by Terry Stuart Bobby Lewis rode Genuine Redbud to the 1995 AQHA Superhorse title. In all, Genuine Forst, Waurika, Okla. She was sired by Owner Eric Storey is standing beside the mare. Redbud has 12 AQHA- Genuine Doc and out of Seven S Margarita, It In The Bud was her first foal, and he set registered foals, with two not yet of perfor- a daughter of Stuart Ranch’s stallion Son O the pace. In 1996, she produced Dun It Big, mance age. In addition to the six offspring Leo. Since 1994, Genuine Redbud has been by Hollywood Dun It, a stallion that would that have $277,897 in Equi-Stat earnings, owned by Eric Storey, Henagar, Ala., who make his mark in the cow horse arena. With her foals have garnered 926.5 AQHA Open also owns Nic It In The Bud. Equi-Stat earnings of $82,870 and 576 performance points and 107 Amateur perfor- Storey wasted no time putting Genuine AQHA Open performance points, he was the mance points. —SM Redbud’s talent to the test. In 1995, she was the Association World Champion in Junior Heading and Genuine Redbud’s Offspring Reserve World Champion in Junior Tie- HORSE EARNINGS EVENTS Down Roping, and took third in Junior NIC IT IN THE BUD $148,765 Cow horse, reining, cutting Heeling. Those placings earned her the DUN IT BIG $82,870 Cow horse, reining, roping AQHA Superhorse award as a 4-year-old. LIGHTS R RED $33,449 Cow horse The mare’s list of AQHA accomplishments fills more than a page, and includes numer- ROOSTERS REDHOT $8,881 Cow horse ous high-point awards in roping events, top THIS CHICS RED $2,726 Cow horse 10 World Show finishes and another Reserve LIL RED CHICKADEE $1,205 Cow horse World Championship, in 1998 in Senior GRAND TOTAL $277,897 Tie-Down Roping. In all, she earned 1,238 Open performance points and 74 Amateur performance points. And Genuine Redbud Equi-Stat, a division of Publishing Group and Quarter Horse wasn’t just talented, she was pretty: She has 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. 32.5 Open points to her credit. These performance events include cutting, reining, reined cow horse as well as barrel racing, pleasure Thanks to embryo transfer, Genuine horse and ranch versatility. Equi-Stat’s statistical information helps performance horse events present a Redbud was already a mama by the time more accurate picture of their particular event to entrants, breeders, owners and potential sponsors. For she was finishing up her show career. Nic more information about Equi-Stat and what it might do for you, visit equistat.com. Digital Update Paid advertisement In the Know Meet exclusive Genetics! Slow Starts he ’ he cutting futurity season has started exciting and action-packed and hopes are high as 3-year-old events have created Tprospects compete for the first time in growing interest in the sport late summer and throughout early fall, while Tand the professional riders’ fan base has others prepare for dramatic late November grown by leaps and bounds. However, in debuts during the 2009 National Cutting recent years, the riders have been sharing the Horse Association Futurity in Fort Worth. limelight and glory with their opponents – the Among cutting’s top 10 all-time money- bulls – as the bovine athletes have built up earners, (No. 2, $743,275) quite a following of their own! And, the bulls’ and Docs Okie Quixote (No. 8, $635,707) owners are now getting their fair share of the launched great careers with NCHA Futurity payback with numerous futurity and classic Open victories. Little Badger Dulce (No. bull events paying lucrative purses.

ANDy WATSON ANDy 7, $668,461) and Quintan Blue (No. 9, Get in on the game $609,140) also finished as NCHA Futurity Open Reserve Champions, while Meradas Exclusive Genetics, a stock enter- prise based out of Orchard, Texas, has raised Little Sue (No. 3, $730,552) and Cash the bar when it comes to offering opportuni- and Michael Gaffney Quixote Rio (No. 10, $593,460) started out ties to become involved in the as NCHA Futurity Open finalists. industry. It has joined forces with the PBR Cutting’s other four all-time top earners – to create an exciting avenue for fans to have a Red White And Boon (No. 1, $922,063), more hands-on experience with the bucking Sister CD (No. 4, $700,746), Gun Smokes bull side of the sport, providing investment Wimpy (No. 5, $682,611), and Dual Rey opportunities to those who want to be more Me (No. 6, $682,138) – combined to earn than just a fan. When the drafted bulls are 2 years old, they $6,385 in their not-so-spectacular 3-year-old Billy Jaynes, of The Jaynes Gang and Bucks will compete at the Million Dollar Bucking seasons. by Design, and his Exclusive Genetics part- Bull Futurity, held during the PBR World Two-time Open World Champion Dual Rey ners, Jerry Nelson of Frontier ; and Finals in Las Vegas, Nev., with money paid to Me earned $1,950 through his 4-year-old David Simpson of Diamond S; came up the top 25 bulls. The winner will be presented season. Debbie Patterson’s future Non-Pro with the idea of holding a bull futurity with their $500,000 check during a performance World Champion Gun Smokes Wimpy had of the PBR World Finals in the Thomas & a million-dollar payoff. Beginning in 2011, also earned less than $2,000 by the time he Exclusive Genetics will present an annual Mack arena. Million Dollar Bucking Bull Futurity with At this year’s draft during the PBR World turned 5. $500,000 to be paid to the winning 2-year- Finals, participants will make their decision So remain patient if that new horse you like old bull. as to which bull they want to draft. Only best misses a cow at its first show. There will So instead of just sitting on the sidelines, if these bulls will be eligible to compete in the be more opportunities in the future. —MT you are ready to become an integral part of the 2012 Exclusive Genetics Futurity. Among the bucking bull business, there has never been a bull sires included are: Little Yellow Jacket, better time to get in. 3-time PBR World Champion Bucking Bull; Rock-N-Roll, sire of PBR star bucking how to play bull Scene Of The Crash; Last Call, 2007 Each Million Dollar Bucking Bull Futurity American Bucking Bull Incorporated Year- participant will purchase a draft pick. At the End Champion; Avalanche, a top PBR Built draft, participants choose an embryo based Ford Tough event bull and son of the renown solely on genetics. After the bull calves are PRCA World Champion Bull ; SHuGART DON born, their owners will have the choice of tak- More Bucks, a leading contender in the 2009 ing the calf home once he is weaned or, for ABBI World Finals; and Blizzard, who has a monthly fee, leave him with the experts at only been ridden 4 times in 83 outs. Draft Exclusive Genetics to care for and train for the picks for the 2013 Million Dollar Bucking Dual Rey Me, a 1999 gelding, (pictured with his upcoming futurity competitions. Participants Bull Futurity are on sale now. owner and non-pro rider Candace Barwick) earned also have the option to sell their bull calves in For more information, call 979-478-BULL less that $2,000 through his 4-year-old season. the annual Exclusive Genetics’ Million Dollar (2855) or visit the Web site at www.exclusive- Since then, he has won two NCHA Open World titles Bucking Bull Sale, held in Las Vegas. genetics.com. and approximately $700,000. Vazquez_4cF_QHb0809.indd 1 7/21/09 4:52:45 PM Digital Update winning ways witching We never go to these pre-futurities methods thinking we have to win. It’s more of getting Sof control “ from holding a cow to chasing one, ready for the big dance. National Cutting – Ginger Schmersal on preparing for the National” Reining Horse Dustin Adams with his Horse Association Association Futurity Non-Pro wife, Deena, and younger Non-Pro Hall of brother, Dusty Fame cutter Dustin Adams, 29, Dublin, Texas, recently demon- strated his versatile talents by winning in the roping pen. Adams claimed both first and second place in an invitational Switch-end Roping, held in con- junction with Adams’ brother, Randon Adams,

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Doc’s Lynx 1969 Year that Doc’s Lynx was born. 8 Number of foals in his first foal crop, in 1973. 205 Number of foals in his SyNDiCATe THiS FeATuRe By DiSTRiBuTeD biggest foal crop, in 1980. $595,310 Earnings of Rey Lynx, the highest-earning foal by Doc’s Lynx. $7,997,192 Money earned by maternal grand offspring of Doc’s Lynx, the most successful of whom is Shania Cee ($406,697).

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