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8/1/13 1:33:02 PM ■ QHNMG_130815_0c1_Cover_DE.indd 2 QHN Tulsa Reining Classic Next Stallion Auction Women’s Professional geldings (Willie and Waylon). GeNerAtioN Association (WPRA) World She’s anxious to see if Clayton’s Championships together. babies exhibit the attributes s the first few foals Charmayne James intends born to clones of to be there next year aboard a died July 4, 2012, she loved in Scamper, and she’s famous Quarter Horses daughter of a stallion cloned at the age of 35. Before he left willing to hit the A this Earth, Scamper already circuit herself to prove their turn 4 years old this year, from her great gelding Gills many eyes turn to the Bay Boy, known universally as had been replicated. His clone abilities. cloverleaf pattern in “Scamper.” was born in 2006, and James “I really want to go out and anticipation of futurities. James and Scamper won 10 named him Clayton after her show people what they can do,” hometown of Clayton, N.M. she said. Clayton’s first foal, a filly, is One question now is whether now 4 years old and will hit they can be registered. A federal the road next year with James. court jury in Amarillo, Texas, “I’ve taken her out to two exhi- ruled July 30 that the American bitions and she’s done really Quarter Horse Association good – I was really impressed,” (AQHA) violated the federal and says James of the mare she state anti-trust laws by not calls “Halo.” allowing them to register their Clayton sired 10 to 15 young- cloned horses. Attorneys for the sters who now are 3-year-olds, plaintiffs said it opened the door Charmayne James plans followed by five to 10 foals per for a ruling by the judge regard- to futurity Clayton’s year in subsequent foal crops. ing whether AQHA must regis- oldest foal, Halo, next year. —Photo by Newley Kartak In addition to Halo, James owns ter clones and their offspring. Photography a 3-year-old and two yearling —RF (Right) Scamper and Charmayne James in 2010 —BHN File Photo (Far right) Clayton —BHN File Photo

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SR2014_QHN_FP_Ad.indd 1 7/10/13 1:45:48 PM It’s Worth Knowing National Stock Information You Won’t Get Anywhere Else Horse Association Futurity he eighth annual National Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Stock Horse Association classes; and the classic World’s t(NSHA) Futurity will be begin Richest Stock Horse contest, con- next week, Aug. 13-18, at the sisting of herd, rein, fence and Paso Robles Event Center in Paso steer stopping works. An NSHA Robles, Calif. Horse Auction will be held on There will be plenty of cow Saturday, Aug. 17, with a sale horse action for spectators to preview scheduled for 11 a.m. Jake Gorrell is the leading NSHA Futurity Open rider enjoy, including the 3-year-old and the sale to begin at 1 p.m. —QHN File Photo Futurity classes; Derby, for 4/5- Jake Gorrell, of Hanford, Calif., year-old horses; National Reined who has won the NSHA Futurity 2012 NSHA Futurity Open Reynolds also was the Reserve Open Championship twice, is the Champions Gotta Go Get It and Champion in 2012 on Smart NSHA Futurity’s leading Futurity John Ward —Photo by Big Daddy Medicine Man, another Very open rider with earnings of Photography Smart Remedy and Magical Lena $88,175. In 2010, he rode Playin cross. Reynolds’ lifetime (1998- Ace High (Playin Stylish x Gold Bit Futurity, is the leading NSHA 2012) Equi-Stat are $1,673,499. Cloud Miss x White Lighting Ike) Futurity non-pro rider. She won One Time Pepto is the NSHA’s to the winner’s circle for own- the title four out of the seven leading Futurity sire with his ers Mike and Linda Silveira, of years the futurity has been held offspring having earned a total of nsHA FutuRity & WORld’s Sanger, Calif. Gorrell reclaimed and earned a total of $32,006. $60,443. RicHest stOck HORse sHOW the title in 2011 aboard Dulces She rode Shoshone Pony [PT] Veteran trainer and breeder Year Entries Added Payout Belle Starr (Dulces Smart Lena (J R Colord Rambo [PT] x Docs John Ward, of Kingsburg, Calif., x Seven S Belle Starr x Shining Colorful Lady x Doc Wilson) to who has a lifetime (1984-2012) 2005 352 $4,900 $164,305 Spark), owned by Bill and Amelia the 2005 title. She won the 2010 Equi-Stat record of $1,998,766, 2006 426 $1,350 $191,445 Dickinson, of Temecula, Calif. event on Very Smart Playmate won the 2012 NSHA Futurity 2007 440 $3,000 $207,094 Gorrell also tied for the Futurity (Very Smart Remedy x Gunna Be Open riding Gotta Go Get It

2008 504 $51,750 $285,857 Open Reserve Championship in Mine x Gunna Smoke). Reynolds’ (Smart Little Pepinic x Got Mister 2007, riding Smart Ronnie Shine. other two championships came x Mister Dual Pep). 2009 397 $42,600 $201,001 Gorrell has a lifetime (1998-2012) courtesy of full brother and sister The World’s Richest Stock 2010 341 $55,700 $164,600 Equi-Stat record of $776,510. siblings Smart Magic Trick (Very Horse contest also is held in con- 2011 397 $37,150 $231,910 Annie Reynolds, King Hill, Smart Remedy x Magical Lena junction with the NSHA Futurity. Idaho, who turned professional x Little Lenas Legend), in 2011, Corey Cushing rode Smart Boons 2012 399 $34,850 $218,390 following the 2012 NRCHA Snaffle and Very Black Magic, in 2012. to win the title in 2012. —TL

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Open RideRs nOn-pRO RideRs Rider / Earnings / Location Rider / Earnings / Location

1. Jake Gorrell $88,175 6. Jake Telford $53,715 1. Annie Reynolds $32,006 6. John McCarty $8,297 2012 NSHA Hanford, CA Caldwell, ID King Hill, ID Gaviota, CA Futurity Non-

2. Todd Bergen $87,510 7. John Ward $50,004 2. Eric Freitas $18,158 7. Shannon McCarty $6,950 Pro Champion Eagle Point, OR Kingsburg, CA Santa Maria, CA Solvang, CA Annie Reynolds

3. Corey Cushing $83,975 8. T.J. Good $46,180 3. Laurie Ward $15,541 8. Shawn Renshaw $6,028 and Very Black Scottsdale, AZ Weatherford, TX Kingsburg, CA Nipomo, CA Magic —Photo by Big Daddy 4. Lance Johnston $77,980 9. Phillip Ralls, $41,633 4. Dema Paul $15,056 9. Debby Sanguinetti $5,550 Lindsay, CA Paso Robles, CA Cave Creek, AZ Farmington, CA Photography

5. Jon Roeser $57,763 10. Doug Williamson, $31,799 5. Justin Wright $10,864 10. Stephen Silva $5,380 Lemoore, CA Bakersfield, CA San Juan Bautista, CA Atascadero, CA Online Purchasing Now Available siRes 3. CD Olena $49,735 7. Mister Dual Pep $39,750 www.equistat.com Sire / Offspring Earnings 4. Nic It In The Bud $48,875 8. Teninas First $36,156 1. One Time Pepto $60,443 Since 1985 Equi-Stat has been the performance horse industry’s premier statistical 5. Smart Little Pepinic $46,259 9. Chic Please $34,943 database, producing statistics on multiple disciplines including cutting, reining, reined 2. Shining Spark $51,743 6. Playin Stylish $39,903 10. Peptoboonsmal $34,881 cow horse, western pleasure, barrel racing and more! FYi travel tips

s the show season con- appropriate vaccination, but also tinues, the excitement of through immune stimulants. A the Western performance • Use medications and/or supple- horse world is focused on the final ments to provide an additional preparations for this year’s futurity layer of protection. horses. The amount of time, money • Use prevention techniques and effort that has gone into get- on objects your horse comes into ting each horse ready is enormous, contact with. and the potential for sickness to derail the last three years can Vaccinations come with no regard to how hard We all know that vaccinating you’ve worked to get there. horses is a good idea. However, if Whether you have a top 3-year- the vaccines are not appropriate old headed to Fort Worth in the for what the horse will be exposed fall, a seasoned show horse going to, and especially if they are given to the West Coast or a good high too early or late to be most effec- school rodeo horse making the tive, then they do little weekend jackpots, the likelihood of more than give a false having to scratch is equal for all. sense of security. For So, in a world where bacteria and horses traveling in the viruses are continually adapting fall, they need to have based on how we treat infections – at least one round of how do you stay ahead of the curve influenza and rhino and keep your horse on the road to vaccines given no wellness? later than two-three weeks prior to hauling. Understand your horse’s Ideally, they should immune system have two rounds given By combining the knowledge a month apart prior of how to best use your horse’s to this deadline. This immune system to prevent infec- allows the horse’s tions with some additional preven- immune system time to tive measures, you can prepare process the antigen and produce him for the challenges to come. protective antibody levels well in For all the many pathogens that advance of exposure. cause sickness in horses there are For high-risk horses, it is sug- very few routes of transmission, gested that you give a series of which means you can focus your immune stimulants at the same efforts on getting the most done time as vaccinations. Products like with less effort. Basically, a horse’s Zylexis® and EqStim® are useful functional immune system is in the in providing additional immunity in respiratory tract and their diges- this respect. These immunostimu- tive system. Minus a few insect/ lants can also be used on a sched- parasite transmitted diseases that uled basis to maintain a height- are historically NOT seen at horse ened immune system while hauling shows, almost all the diseases stress is high. that will sideline your horse use Show horses will typically see these two body systems as routes more and dangerous types of of infection. So, knowing this, you viruses than country horses will. can do three simple things to stay Because of this, using a combina- ahead of a potential infection. tion of both killed (routine) and • Stimulate the horse’s immune modified-live vaccines for flu and system – primarily through rhino protection is suggested. In FYi FYi

other cases, many veterinarians same grain/hay will do more than will have healthy horses on spe- you think to normalize your horse’s cific courses of antibiotics as an intestinal function and prevent additional layer of protection when possible colitis. risk factors are higher than usual. Knowing the hauling schedule of Prevention the horses you care for and where Now, all these are good at pre- they are going will allow you to venting disease, but sometimes tailor these medications to best use it seems smarter to take the bul- the horse’s immune system to pre- lets out of the gun than it does to vent respiratory infections. wear a bullet-proof vest. This is where preventing exposure comes Supplements in, rather than preventing infec- Closer to and during traveling tion. The two biggest contaminants time, more options are available. for hauling horses are trailers I tend not to be a big proponent and stalls. Horses tend to spend of supplements, but maintaining long hours in confined spaces a healthy digestive system with with continual exposure to what- proper supplementation is money ever snot was left on walls from well spent. Just as many infec- the last horse. It may not always tions come in through the respira- be practical to have “clean” and “dirty” trailers, but try to be aware if you send a strangles colt to the vet two days before you load up for a month in Fort Worth. The same

goes for stalls. Most —Photo by John O’Hara shows do their best to keep stalls clean, but you never know what the last horse was like that stayed there. In both instances, take a few minutes to clean the hay, feed and manure out before spraying things tory tract, others set up disease as down with a 1:10 dilution of bleach opportunistic infections from the or Roccal-D® and then let it dry changes seen in the normal bacte- while you load and unload. rial population of a horse’s gut. All There will always be inherent horses have a balance of “good” risk in mixing horses from different and “bad” bacteria in their gut, ranches, just like there is sending and when cumulative stress from your kids to school. Sooner or later, hauling, showing and repeated they will get sick. But, start now diet change is applied, the balance with a few simple steps to best pre- can be offset, thereby allowing pare your horses and take the time the “opportunity” for bacteria like to know where your biggest threats Salmonella or Clostridia, and other come from. There is no vaccine, enteric viruses, to produce serious antibiotic or immune-stimulant G.I. problems. that works 100 percent of the time, Supporting normal G.I. function but you can get pretty close if you while under stress with probiotics try. With all the costs of owning like the Saccharomyces boulardii and showing horses, the cost of products from Full Bucket™ is, prevention is a mere fraction of the again, money well spent. It’s not cost of treatment, much less what it practical to haul your own water to cost to get you there. most shows, but maintaining the —Dr. Justin High Wild About Trail IN THe KNOW luck changed. She was selected QHN Tulsa Reining Classic to participate in the Mustang Heritage Foundation’s first Stallion Auction Supreme Extreme Mustang Makeover and was adopted by The Quarter Horse News Tulsa Reining Classic Stallion North Carolina trainer Mary Service Auction kicked off Thursday, Aug. 1. A select Miller-Jordan. Lindsay’s Faith was Miller- lineup of premier rein- Top trail horse Lindsay’s Faith, Jordan’s first mustang. Together, ing stallions are avail- ridden by Mary Miller-Jordan, they made it to the finals, and able to bid on for a has become a Breyer model. a few months later they were 2014 breeding. Bids —Photo by Mike Jordan selected to compete in ACTHA’s will be taken online at formerly wild mustang America’s Favorite Trail Horse, www.tulsareining.com A from White Mountain, which aired on RFD-TV. Viewers Wyo., has become a Breyer voted on their favorite horse- and in person at the model after winning a televised and-rider team. show’s Quarter Horse American Competitive Trail The Breyer model of Lindsay’s News Tulsa Reining Horse Association (ACTHA) Faith is available at retailers. Classic Stallion competition to determine Miller-Jordan will be compet- Auction display. America’s favorite trail horse. ing on another mustang in the Lindsay’s Faith was gath- Mustang Heritage Foundation’s Each participating ered by the Bureau of Land Mustang Million competition stallion is entered to Management, but was passed Sept. 16-22 in Fort Worth, win a custom-designed over by potential adopters until Texas, an event that boasts a $1 stallion promotion pack- she was 6 years old, when her million purse. —RF age containing both print and electronic advertising. The auction’s impressive list of stallions include: Smart Like Juice, Whizkey N Diamonds, Einsteins Revolution, Magnum Chic Dream, Tinsel Jac, Play Dual Rey, Cromed Out Mercedes, Wimpys Little Step, Shiners Voodoo Dr, Wimpys Red Berry, Wimpyneedsacocktail, Pale Face Dunnit, Electric Code, Starlights Wrangler, Gunners Special Nite, Star Spangled Whiz, CD Lights, Yellow Jersey and Master Snapper. For more information on the auction, or to learn more about the Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic, to be held Aug. 27-Sept. 1 at the Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex in Tulsa, Okla., visit the website at www.tulsareining.com or call 870-219-2993. ★

If you’ve got a player, you can tell. Of course, you don’t know how big of a player you’ve got. Gunner always indicated to me that he wanted to play big time – and he did. ––Clint Haverty, of Krum, Texas, commenting on the great reining performer and sire Colonels Smoking Gun, better known to his many fans as “Gunner,” who was humanely euthanized on July 8 after losing his battle with laminitis. Haverty rode Gunner, who was owned at the time of his death by McQuay Stables Inc., of Tioga, Texas, to the Open Reserve Championship in the 1996 National Reining Horse Association Futurity. - 1* / .COM /"7

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Buzzted and Sean Flynn won the NCHA Summer Spectacular Derby Open Championship with a 225-point score.