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BONANZA CUTTING HISTORY pictured Doc O’Lena’s son, 1982-83 while win- Year Entries Added Total Purse Triple Crown winner Smart ning their 1983 52 $25,000 $79,149 1982 NCHA Futurity Open title, Little Lena (Doc O’Lena x 1984 168 $50,000 $222,940 were also 4-Year-Old Open Smart Peppy x Peppy San), Champions in September, 2003, 1985 472 $50,000 $783,541 won the first Bonanza Cutting at the first Bonanza Cutting. 1986 480 $55,000 $837,146 (Right) Figuring up payouts at the 4-Year-Old Open title with a 1987 385 $55,000 $849,475 2012 Bonanza Cutting kept Terry 222.5 to earn $9,300. Shelton busy. 1988 411 $66,000 $494,081 Smart Little Lena, a career 1989 477 $75,000 $518,172 earner of $743,275 at that 1990 467 $78,000 $491,552 arly in her career as flict as it moved from March event and just five other 1991 520 $80,000 $471,351 Paul Crumpler’s ranch to February. It has taken shows, and career-long train- er and rider, Bill Freeman, 1992 562 $80,000 $492,230 Esecretary and book- place in Glen Rose, a popular really impressed Shelton. 1993 547 $80,000 $479,710 keeper, Terry Shelton said new base, the past two years. “When he [Freeman] got 1994 491 $80,000 $447,040 her Wichita Falls, Texas, Crumpler, 78, a show done working him, he’d do a 1995 476 $88,000 $461,780 boss asked her to help with founder and primary pro- ducer since 1983, said he little trick and Smart Little 1996 454 $98,000 $441,600 “a little side deal.” handed the reins completely Lena would actually lay 1997 476 $98,000 $486,038 Twenty-nine years and 30 over to his sons, Brady, Craig down,” she recalled. “He’d 1998 449 $98,000 $477,329 shows later, the Bonanza and Don, this year. He cred- just barely hit the ground, 1999 563 $100,000 $493,657 Cutting limited-age event its his family and Shelton, and then he’d get right back 2000 557 $100,000 $543,026 has paid out more than $15 the show’s original secretary up. I thought that was so 2001 440 $100,000 $442,839 million to 13,978 entries, and secretary at each event neat.” 2002 511 $94,000 $488,467 according to Equi-Stat since, with helping to turn it Crumpler eventually decid- 2003 445 $100,000 $437,152 records. into something bigger than he ed adding more stallions to 2004 410 $100,000 $403,718 Mid-February’s 30th originally planned. the Bonanza program would 2005 558 $108,650 $542,327 Bonanza Cutting in Glen Shelton, 52, started working create greater long-term 2006 390 $109,000 $395,304 Rose, Texas, established with Paul Crumpler shortly interest and allow for more 2007 428 $109,000 $453,270 new event records for overall before she turned 20, and has entries. He was right. 2008 428 $110,000 $439,996 entries and added money. worked with him for nearly 33 “It went on and has just 2009 513 $110,000 $506,315 The first 27 events took years. “Everybody thinks I’m grown from there, which is 2010 608 $121,000 $585,533 place in Abilene, Texas. The a Crumpler, and my kids grew a good thing,” Shelton said. 2011 584 $120,000 $582,762 Bonanza moved to Alvardo, up with their [the Crumpler She also added, “It does take 2012 611 $171,000 $657,965 Texas, for one year, 2010, brother’s] kids.” a lot more of my time than ‘a Totals 13,978 $2,708,650 $15,005,467 due to a facility schedule con- The Bonanza is one of cut- little side deal.’ ” —MT
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Testing turn signals, grain breaks. Pine should be wracking, intimidating and over- Repairs to frames will require brake lights and backup laid two inches thick, and oak whelming. There are so many things professional service. lights is not enough. Keeping at one inch thick. Regardless W them in working order is the of the quality of wood, rub- to think about and remember. Exterior: Basic backyard key to safe trailering. Most ber floor mats are important care always includes the trailer experts recommend to the horse’s comfort and “When I’m stuck in a group of horses, what is the obvious: the outside appear- that, if you don’t understand safety. best way for me to separate my horse on the rail? What ance of the trailer. The the electrical system of your exterior maintenance of any rig, you have someone who Seams, Rivets, Interior: is the judge really looking for? 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