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The Complete Source for the Performance Horse Industry Week of August 18, 2014 F a m i l y Fun The Swales family wins big at the . What’s Inside ■ Out 'N' About: West Texas Futurity ■ Equi-Stat: ICHA Futurity & Aged Event ■ FYI: Clearing Cobwebs

/ $3.9 9 / AUGUST 15, 2014 VOLUME 36, NUMBER 16 NEWS.COM The Professionals QUARTERHORSE ■ TAHC Welcomes Horse Team Arabian Reining formance year- lings within the Breeders Classic next few years. ext month will mark a major The ARBC also turnaround for Arabian and has developed NHalf-Arabian reining horses an annual youth and their riders, breeders and own- scholarship pro- ers. They will have an opportunity to gram. It is offer- display their talents during the debut ing $30,000 in of the Arabian Reining Breeders scholarships for Classic (ARBC), to be held during the youth at two High Roller Reining Classic (HRRC), ARBC-approved Sept. 13-20 at the South Point events – the 2014 Equestrian Center in Las Vegas. HRRC and the While it has been said that some 2015 Scottsdale trainers look down on showing Arabian an Arabian reining horse, Equi- .

Stat Elite $3 Million Rider Andrea Osteen Schatzberg Scholarship Fappani disagrees. “The truth is Arabian reiner All Maxed Out RA and Andrea Fappani determination is that a good horse is a good horse,” based on finan- Fappani said. “I will take a big mat is patterned after the National cial need, academic achievement, string of Quarter Horses to the High Reining Breeders Classic, with stal- writing and communication skills, Roller Reining Classic and at least lion and foal enrollments, soon to be community service, ARBC involve- one , possibly three, followed by a stallion service auc- ment and references. for the ARBC. tion. ARBC stallion and foal enroll- In an effort to encourage Arabian "The Arabians are not so different ments begin this year. Currently, and Half-Arabian participation at from other reining breeds. They are ARBC stallion nominations are even- both the HRRC and the Scottsdale perhaps more easily distracted, but ly divided between purebred Arabian All-Arabian Show, the ARBC will quicker to learn. You have to think and Quarter Horse stallions. Stallion host a high-point competition that about what you are doing with an owners who enroll their stallions offers a total of $40,000 ($10,000 in Arabian. They are very sensitive and this year will have their offspring eli- each category) to the trainer, breed- their feelings are easily hurt. They gible for enrollment this fall. er, amateur and sire of the two top won’t be bullied into working. They The HRRC will also feature an futurity money-earners at the two are challenging and they take a inaugural West Coast Breeders shows. For more information, go to longer to mature, but I like them.” Select Sale on Sept. 20. The sale has www.arabianreiningbreedersclassic. The National Reining Horse multiple levels of incentives for con- com.★ Association-approved, $77,000- signers, buyers, stallion owners and added ARBC Futurity for 4- and those who purchase 5-year-old Arabians and Half- stallion services, and it Arabians is scheduled to be held will be open to Arabian Wednesday, Sept. 17. The ARBC for- and Half-Arabian per- Out ‘n' About

West Texas Hospitality Contestants and their families enjoyed West Texas hospitality during the Aug. 10-18 West Texas Futurity, held at the Tri-State Fairgrounds in Amarillo. Several 2112 Montgomery Street hundred cutters, families, helpers and show staff also enjoyed a dinner of prime rib, Fort Worth, Texas 76107 baked potato, salad, banana pudding and ice-cold beer and sodas during Thursday (817) 737-6397 • Fax 737-9266 evening’s party, hosted by Metallic Cat owners Alvin and Becky Fults. Editorial FAX (817) 737-9455 Photos by Cathy Martindale Advertising FAX (817) 737-9633

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Marketing Manager Amanda Johnson Digital Content Sonny Williams Manager Senior Graphic Artist Holly Tarquinio GOOD TIMES (From left) Cheryl Callis, Donna Curtis and Editorial ONE-ON-ONE TIME WITH GRANDMA Halee Rice, Sue Vinson enjoyed visiting while eating dinner. Features Editor Kelsey Pecsek wife of trainer Boyd Rice, cuddles her 8-week-old Associate Editor Amber Hodge granddaughter, Charly, while Charly’s dad, Tarin, Associate Editor Brandyl Brooks shows. Editorial Coordinator Nina Rosenbeck

Advertising Account Executive Karen Barnhart Account Executive Mary Jane Carpenter Sales Customer Diana Buettner Service Manager Advertising Coordinator Ellen Harris Advertising Coordinator Lindsey Missel Equi-Stat Director / GM QHN Temple Read Assistant Director Donna Timmons Statistician Tysh Franklin COME AND GET IT! Don Statistician Donna Carlisle Johnson (right) of the Coors ORGANIZERS Becky and Alvin Statistician Kim Glass Club and party cook, Fults (center) discuss party details POPULAR SITE The slide at the bouncy helped pass out plates to at their south of Amarillo. castle was a big hit with the youngsters. hungry partiers.

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Idaho Horse Association Futurity & Aged Event & Aged Event

ICHA Futurity & Aged Event (1983-2013) Cam Essick It’s Worth Year Entries Added Payout 1983 115 $2,500 $37,600 Knowing 1984 162 $2,951 $52,020 1985 82 $2,000 $31,099 Since 1985 Equi-Stat has been the 1987 125 n/a $60,139 performance horse industry’s pre- 1988 121 $16,000 $58,012 mier statistical database producing 1989 115 $17,000 $57,245 statistics on multiple disciplines. High Brow Cat 1990 123 $15,991 $59,041 1991 95 $12,700 $45,210 utters are gearing up for the 1992 114 $3,500 $21,824 annual Idaho 1993 72 $10,000 $28,889 CAssociation (ICHA) Futurity & 1994 113 $10,000 $41,752 Statistics You Won’t Aged Event to be held Aug. 30-Sept. 1995 161 $19,999 $65,861 8 in Nampa. Also to be held is a 1996 165 $25,000 $75,815 Get Anywhere Else Mercuria/National Cutting Horse 1997 209 $35,050 $101,328 Association (NCHA) World Series of ★ Cutting Cutting, scheduled for Friday and 1998 300 $38,000 $116,095 ★ Reining Saturday, Aug. 30-31. 1999 212 $35,000 $106,099 The show’s debut was in 1983 2000 496 $38,200 $163,216 ★ Reined Cow Horse when it drew 115 entries who com- 2001 475 $50,000 $199,777 peted for a $37,600 purse. The 2002 592 $75,000 $327,953 ★ show’s 29-year history reflects 9,086 2003 587 $109,999 $365,935 ★ total entries with $1,670,891 in 2004 555 $115,001 $363,626 added monies and a total distribut- 2005 631 $125,000 $451,239 ★ and much more ed purse of $5,784,891. (Note: Equi- 2006 792 $128,000 $549,161 Stat records do not include an event 2007 518 $180,000 $470,656 in 1986.) 2008 486 $130,000 $396,630 Russ Miller, 58, of St. Anthony, 2009 369 $84,000 $230,044 Purchase Online Idaho, is the event's leading open rider. Miller, a former bull rider who 2010 400 $84,000 $284,125 began cutting in the mid-1980s, has 2011 460 $100,000 $352,259 www.equistat.com ridden 44 horses to the pay window 2012 573 $103,000 $327,907 2013 588 $103,000 $344,326 [email protected] for total earnings of $372,082. He 817-737-6397 has won the Futurity six times, the TOTALS 9,806 $1,670,891 $5,784,891 Derby eight times and the Classic seven times. Miller’s high-dollar Smart Sug, Shes Smooth N Smart, earner is Kittens (High Brow Cat x Catnaps, Bodee Me Up, Wild At Starlights Liz x Grays Starlight), a Dawn, Pouncin and Times Sneakin 2007 mare bred by Flying V Ranch, Up Onu. of Val Verde, Calif., who Miller rode Former Idaho resident Dan to win the 2006 Derby and 2008 Hansen, 63, of Weatherford, Texas, Classic on, and who he has rid- is ranked No. 1 on the Top 10 Non- den to show earnings of $21,285. Pro Riders chart with total event Miller has ridden eight other horses earnings of $85,763. Hansen has to more than $10,000 in earnings ridden 28 horses to the pay window in Idaho: Dualin In Jewels, Shes at the show. He and his wife, Karen,

QHN_EquiStatAd_OneThirdVertical.indd 1 3/10/14 3:34:05 PM ICHA Futurity & Aged Event (1983-2013) Name / Location / Earnings Top 10 Open Riders 1. Russ Miller, Saint Anthony, ID...... $372,082 2. Phil Hanson, Weatherford, TX...... $239,165 3. Todd Bimat, Orland, CA...... $191,633

Scootemnshootem Scootemnshootem Photography 4. Greg Smith, Star, ID...... $150,979 6. Scott Weis, Ojai, CA...... $124,867 6. Scott Amos, Loma, CO...... $107,871 7. Russ Westfall, Los Olivos, CA...... $104,637 8. Morgan Cromer, Templeton, CA...... $101,875 9. Tim Smith, Temecula, CA...... $100,060 10. Will Nuttall, Red Lodge, MT...... $96,323

Top 10 Non-Pro Riders 1. Dan Hansen, Nampa, ID...... $85,763 2, Carl Gerwien, Nanton, AB, CN...... $50,355 3. Jimmy Kemp Jr., Eastland, TX...... $46,501 4. Erin Bimat, Orland, CA...... $38,634 5. Karen Hansen, Weatherford, TX...... $38,329 6. Mary Freeborn, Terrebonne, OR...... $38,322 2010 ICHA Futurity Open Champions Shes Smooth N Smart and Russ Miller 7. Robert Borick, Weatherford, TX...... $37,790 8. Diehl Hiner, Walla Walla, WA...... $37,007 9. Nina Lundgren, Eltopia, WA...... $33,291 10. Bonnie Martin, Las Vegas, NV...... $30,875

Top 10 Sires Name Offspring Earnings 1. High Brow Cat...... $558,203 2. Dual Rey...... $219,502 Scootemnshootem Scootemnshootem Photography 3. ...... $200,749 4. CD Olena...... $157,975 5. WR This Cats Smart...... $157,478 6. Dual Pep...... $153,841 7. CD Royal...... $142,571 8. Peptoboonsmal...... $139,310 9. Smooth As A Cat...... $129,453 10. Somebody Smart...... $122,817

ings of $219,502. High Brow Cat’s 2010 ICHA Cutting Derby Non-Pro Co-champions Play Corn and Dan Hansen leading money-earner is Kittens, who carried two riders, Miller and bred both of his top two money- 2008 Classic. Each of the two hors- owner Bonnie Martin, to total earn- earners – Bobcorn (Bob Acre Doc es have earned more than $6,000 at ings of $25,927. Credible Cat (out x Mia Tiana x Tiana Doc), a 1999 the event. of Classic Jazabell x Haidas San mare who placed second in the High Brow Cat is the leading sire. Badger), a 2001 gelding bred by Tim 2004 Classic, and CD Owen (CD His 104 money-earners at the event and Roxanne Farra, of Washougal, Olena x Mia Tiana x Tiana Doc) a have won a total of $558,203, more Wash., is High Brow Cat’s second- 2003 gelding who placed seventh in than double than Dual Rey, the sec- leading offspring with earnings of the 2006 Futurity and fourth in the ond-leading sire with offspring earn- $23,335. ★

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Clearing the Cobwebs

nderstanding the brown sometimes referred to as the violin hood, increasing in size each time. recluse spider is imperative or fiddle-back spider because of the Its life span is anywhere from two to to understanding its possible violin-shaped marking on its dor- four years. danger. There are numer- sum (back area). ousU types of brown spiders that are The danger of this spider is found Some facts to know harmless and often mistaken for not only in its poisonous bite but • The brown recluse mainly inhab- a brown recluse. It is important to also in the complicated process of its the south central and Midwestern both recognize the brown recluse recognizing it. The brown recluse parts of the United States. Bites physically and to respect its means easily goes unnoticed because of its to horses and humans have been of existence. size and reclusive characteristics. reported as far west as Oregon Just as a black widow (a com- Its legs are very long in comparison and California; however, the brown monly used term that actually refers to its body. The whole spider, legs recluse is rarely found outside its to three North American species of included, is normally only the size native habitat. spider) may be recognized by the of a U.S. quarter. In color, the spider infamous hourglass-shaped red can range from tan to dark brown • Generally speaking, the brown mark on the underside of its abdo- with no stripes or other detectable recluse lives outdoors in dark, men, the brown recluse also has color features. A brown recluse will undisturbed areas. However, when a distinguishing feature. Shaped typically molt (shed skin) five to temperatures rise or fall, the spi- like a violin, the brown recluse is eight times before reaching adult- der is quite content to seek refuge

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• Infestations in homes and barns can occur, but are often unknown because the brown recluse prefers seclusion, darkness and privacy. An infestation can range from a few spi- ders to numbers in the hundreds.

• Outdoor areas such as barns, sheds and woodpiles are usually at risk because of clutter. Hidden dark areas are ideal for the spider’s recluse nature: under hay, in tack rooms and within the walls and sidings of barns. It is very common to have infestations in a home or barn and never come into contact with one of these spiders because of its secluded preferences. Horses and people come into contact with this spider constantly, but a brown recluse will typically run away. However, if you pinned one up against your skin under your shirt or sock, it would bite out of defense. It has surprisingly small fangs, so it cannot bite through clothing. The brown recluse avoids contact, but accidents happen, and it will react.

• Humans, as well as horses and other large animals, are not the spi- The brown recluse spider is generally the size of a U.S. quarter with its legs extended. der’s natural food source. They are hunters of the night and masters and to discourage their return. A spiders and other insects. Inspect at hiding and preying on insects – vacuum cleaner or broom effectively and clean behind outdoor window dead or alive. removes spiders, webs and most shutters. Sticky card mouse/insect importantly, egg sacs. traps can be placed in these areas • Unlike most spiders, the brown 2. Spiders prefer quiet, undis- to trap wandering spiders. recluse strings a web solely for the turbed areas. Reducing clutter 5. Consider installing yellow or purpose of structuring its egg sacks. makes these places less attractive to sodium vapor light bulbs at outside Most spiders with webs that you spiders and their prey. entrances. These lights are less come into contact with, though, 3. Large numbers of spiders may attractive than incandescent bulbs often viewed as a nuisance, ar actu- congregate outdoors around the to night-flying insects, which in ally harmless. These cobweb or cel- perimeter of structures. Migration turn, attract spiders. lar spiders can be beneficial because indoors can be reduced by moving 6. To further reduce spider entry they prey upon other insects and wood and building materials, cut- from outside, insecticides can be even brown recluses. ting tall weeds and removing debris applied as a “barrier treatment” from the foundation. Shrubs, vines around the base of the foundation. Controlling all spiders and tree limbs should be clipped Pay particular attention to door 1. Routine, thorough cleaning is back from the side of the building. thresholds, and garage and crawl the best way to eliminate spiders 4. Install tight-fitting window space entrances, including founda- indoors (homes, barns, trailers, etc.) screens and door sweeps to exclude tion vents. —Jacquelyn Varozza In The Know Texas Welcomes Horse Responder Team The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) is proud to

announce its new horseback emer- ourtesy of TAHC gency response team. As part of the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) state response structure, the TAHC is designated as the lead state agen- cy for animal issues in disasters. Launching this group of approxi- mately 20 agency responders will enhance the state’s capability to assist the citizens of Texas with animal issues during disasters. The horse responder team is comprised of TAHC animal health inspectors whose primary role in the aftermath of a disaster will be to assist with locating, rounding up, identifying, and moving livestock. The horse team will Members of the TAHC horseback emergency response team also perform any other appropriate duties as by a catastrophic event. roadways, as occurred during Hurricane Ike requested by local and state responders. In According to Amanda Bernhard, TAHC in 2008. Experienced riders on horseback will general, the TAHC staff will work to reunite emergency management coordinator, be invaluable in capturing stray livestock, as stray livestock with their owners, assist local “Disasters in the past have revealed the need well as assisting with other ‘search’ or ‘dam- jurisdictions with shelter activities, support for responders on horseback to help with age assessment’ operations in isolated or any unmet needs of impacted livestock and livestock handling issues. Public safety, as affected areas.” poultry producers, as well as assist the local well as animal safety, can be compromised For more information about the TAHC, visit veterinary community that may be affected when displaced animals are found on public www.tahc.state.tx.us or call 1-800-550-8242. ★

It doesn’t matter how good of a rider you are or how good of a horse you have. You have to spend some time together and really get to know each other.

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QHN_SR2015_Full.indd 1 7/16/14 11:32:31 AM Back ne of the reining industry’s all-star performers and in the prolific sires, Hollywood Jac 86, is pictured here with Oco-owner Richard “Ritchie” Greenberg. The 14.3-hand, Day palomino stallion’s most-noted physical feature was his lop ears, which he generally carried perpendicular during his runs. Royally bred, the stallion was sired by Easter King, an own son of King P-234, and out of Miss Hollywood, an Association (AQHA) Register of Merit award earner and own daughter of Hollywood Gold, one of cutting’s legendary sires in the 1950s and 1960s. Bred by John and Mary Bowling, of Nixa, Mo., Hollywood Jac 86 was purchased by Spain Prestwich, who trained and showed the horse for several years before selling him, at age 6, to Greenberg for $3,000. Greenberg quickly added numerous points, bronze trophies and championships to “Jac’s” National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) and AQHA performance records, including two NRHA Non-Pro World championships (1974- 75). The stallion’s naturally laidback disposition coupled with his ability to perform “huge” stops time after time, made him a non-pro rider’s dream horse. A member of the NRHA Hall of Fame, Jac was the first NRHA Million Dollar Sire. Among his top performers were Hollywood Dun It, Mr Melody Jac, Martha’s Mega Jac, Sugar Bar Buckaroo, Stars Fancy Jac, Jac O Rima, Denim Jac, Hollywood White, The Jac Be Nimble … and so many, many more. Greenberg sold a half-interest in the horse in 1985

to Sally Brown, a Minnesota cutting horse breeder who wanted to QHN File Photo File QHN raise reining horses and later became one of the industry’s lead- ing breeders. Greenberg and Brown formed a partnership called The Jac Pac, which initially included “Jac” and 12 broodmares. Jac See the Action became a legendary sire and grandsire long before his death in 1991, at the age of 24 – thanks to so many of his sons’, daughters’ and grandget’s successes in the show pen.

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Video courtesy of Electric Barbie and Martin Muehlstaetter win the Reining By The Bay 2014 Reining By The Bay Futurity Levels 4 and 3 Open Championships.