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MARCH 1, 2015 Digital Update: Week of March 9, 2015 FACING OFF Paradox Cat and Austin Shepard met the challenge head on, taking the Augusta Futurity Open Championship. WHAT′S INSIDE ■ Out 'N' About: World's Greatest Horseman ■ Equi-Stat: Reined Cow Horse Statistics ■ FYI: Road Worthy ■ Tack & Equipment In the Know: Time to Ride Challenge Returns VOLUME 37, NUMBER 5 / $3.99 / QUARTERHORSENEWS.COM WHAt’S ONLINE: | WHAt’S NEW | BLOG | SHOP | SUBSCRIBE TO QHN A Life-Changer Fellow Texans Taylor Price, 22, of Huntsville, and Reese Riemer, 24, of Stinnett, took home the “big bucks” on Sunday, March 1, at the second rendition of RFD- TV’s The American, BRRC Photography Webster, Tammie BRRC Photography Webster, Tammie presented by Polaris Ranger. The multi- million-dollar rodeo, billed as the world’s Barrel racer Amberley Snyder, 24, of Elk Ridge, Utah, richest one-day rodeo, was invited to compete in The American as a Fans’ was held at the AT&T Choice exemption. Although she has been paralyzed Stadium in Arlington, from the waist down from injuries she sustained in Texas. a 2010 automobile accident, Snyder hasn’t let that The top four contes- keep her from accomplishing her rodeo goals. She tants in the preliminary Taylor Price (left) and Reese Riemer split the $1 million bonus, which added may not be able to walk on her own, but Snyder said rounds in seven events to their $100,000 Final 4 Shoot Out earnings, rewarding each of them with she feels very much at peace and free on the back of competed in a Final 4 $600,000 paychecks. a horse – because her horse is her legs. Shoot Out, in which each winner received $100,000 and numerous his entry fee to The American Semi-Finals, was Four 2015 contestants were repeat Final 4 spectacular prizes, including a Polaris Ranger. thrilled with his share of the bonus. Shoot Out victors: Header Kaleb Driggers, of Final 4 Shoot Out champions, who were qualifier “This takes away a lot of the financial troubles Albany, Georgia, team roping; Wade Sundell, entries (not among the top-10 world-ranked ath- I’ve had.This could change my life,” he said. of Coleman, Oklahoma, who also won the pre- letes who were invited to compete), were eligible Riemer may have wondered if he was making liminary round in the saddle bronc riding; Lisa to win a $1 million bonus. the right decision when he forfeited an opportu- Lockhart, of Oelrichs, South Dakota, barrel Price, who won the bareback riding prelimi- nity to compete in the San Antonio Stock Show racing; and Trevor Brazile, of Decatur, Texas, all- nary round, rode Frontier Rodeo’s Show Stomper Rodeo finals (held the same weekend as The around. Driggers, whose roping partner this year to 89.75 points to claim the Final 4 Shoot Out American Semi-Finals). Clearly that’s a decision was Travis Graves, also collected a $42,500 check Championship and an opportunity to take he’ll never regret, following his Final 4 Shoot Out as the highest seller in The American’s new spon- home the lucrative bonus money. He had to sit tie-down roping victory with a speedy 7.59-sec- sor patch auction, held on Sunday, Feb. 22, at Billy through the remaining six events before he would ond run. Riemer said words could not express Bob’s Texas, following The American Semi-Finals. learn whether he would be pocketing the entire what the win would do for his life. The other two Final 4 Shoot Out champions million-dollar prize, or would have to co-share it. “When I threw my hands up and looked at the were K.C. Jones, of Decatur, Texas, (steer wres- Price, who confessed he had been so broke that clock – I’ll remember that moment the rest of my tling) and Silvano Alves (bull riding), also from he had to borrow money from his parents to pay life,” he said. Decatur. —TL Out ‘N’ About Fierce COMPetition - The best of the best riders and horses gave it their all to earn the coveted Kalpowar World’s Greatest Horseman title, held Feb. 17-21 in Fort Worth, Texas. Photos by Brandyl Brooks 2112 Montgomery Street Fort Worth, Texas 76107 (817) 737-6397 • Fax 737-9266 Editorial FAX (817) 737-9455 Advertising FAX (817) 737-9633 Group Publisher .............................Patty Tiberg Editor .............................................. Stacy Pigott Senior Managing Editor .......................Teri Lee Marketing Manager ...............Amanda Johnson Digital Content Manager ........ Sonny Williams ALL Smiles World’s Greatest Horseman Champion Senior Graphic Artist ............... Holly Tarquinio Corey Cushing (left), aboard PRF Spoonful Of Gold, and Reserve Champion Phillip Ralls, on Dom Dualuise, EDITORIAL are all smiles as they pose for the camera. Managing Editor .........................Kelsey Pecsek Associate Editor .......................Brandyl Brooks Associate Editor ................. Kristin Burlingame Editorial Coordinator ..............Nina Rosenbeck ADVERTISING Account Executive ..................Karen Barnhart Account Executive ..........Mary Jane Carpenter Sales Customer WHO’S Got THE Lucky NUMBER? Friends Service Manager ......................Diana Buettner and family gathered at the Cowgirl Hall of Fame Advertising Coordinator ...........Lindsey Missel LONE Star State The Texas flag made its way for the Kalpowar World’s Greatest Horseman around the arena by horseback during the opening reception, where the contestants received their Equi-STAT ceremonies. back numbers for the competition. Director / GM QHN ........................Temple Read Assistant Director ..................Donna Timmons Statistician .................................. Tysh Franklin Statistician ................................Donna Carlisle Statistician .......................................Kim Glass Find us on: A Publication of MCC Magazines, LLC a division of Morris Communications Company, LLC 735 Broad St., Augusta, GA 30901 First TIME FOR EVerything Entered in the Kalpowar President ..............................................Donna Kessler Controller ............................................Scott Ferguson World’s Greatest Horseman competition for the first time Creative Director .................................. Bill Greenlaw was Casey Deary, who was also the only reining horse Director of digital operations ................Jason Doyle trainer. Sr. Digital Strategist .................................Cory Wiese Morris Communications Company, LLC Chairman and CEO ...................... William S. Morris III President ........................................... Will S. Morris IV (right) Family FOREVER After receiving the prestigious Kalpowar World’s Greatest Horseman title, Corey Cushing and ALL CONTENTS COPYRIGHT 2015 his wife and two sons shared a moment before taking their QUARTER HORSE NEWS / QHN Insider championship picture. It's Worth Knowing ★ Information You Won't Get Anywhere Else 2014 Equi-Stat Reined Cow Horse Statistics The Equi-Stat chart in this article is a preview of the reined cow horse industry’s top five horses, riders, owners, breeders, sires, paternal grandsires, maternal grandsires and Morales Primo dams in 2014. Be sure to read the entire Equi- Stat Annual Reined Cow Horse Statistics, to be published in the April 1 issue of Quarter Horse News. The statistical review will include the top 2014 aged-event competitors and shows, as well as the top horse shows, horses, riders, owners, breeders, sires, grandsires and dams in 2014. All earnings are calculated using information recorded in the Equi-Stat database. The leading reined cow horse (all ages/all divisions) in 2014 was Good Time (One Time Pepto x Dual Nurse x Dual Pep), a 4-year-old gelding bred by Cindy Smith, of Capitan, New Mexico, and owned by Lynne Wurzer, of Tacoma, Washington. Cory Cushing, of Scottsdale, Arizona, rode the gelding to win the National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Championship and to Good Time and Corey Cushing total year-end earnings of $107,542. Cushing ranked as the year’s No. 1 rider with earnings of $208,075. His second-leading money-earner during the year was Bela Sera (One Time Pepto x Royal Serena Belle x Shorty Jackson Cappy Jackson Cappy Lena), a mare bred by Double Dove Ranch, of Fort Worth, Texas, and owned by Eric and Wendy Dunn, of Norwich, Kansas, who won $46,125. Cushing and the red roan mare tied for fourth place in the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Open finals. One Time Pepto dominated the Top Sires chart. In 2014, 49 of his offsping won a total of $524,369 for average earnings of $10,701. His top money-earner was Good Time, followed by Rubys Radar (out of Ruby Bagonia x Peppy San Badger), a 2010 stallion bred by Arcese Quarter Horses USA, of Weatherford, Texas, owned by Billie Filippini, of Beowawe, Nevada, and shown by Zane Davis. Rubys Radar won $64,878 in 2014. Another offspring earning One Time Pepto Peptoboonsmal more than $60,000 was This One Time (out of Katie Starlight x Grays Starlight), a 2009 stal- Holmes, of Longmont, Colorado, and owned by money-earner was NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity lion bred by Cinder Lakes Ranch LLC, of Valley Cindy Smith, was the year’s leading reined cow Open Reserve Champion Shiney Nu Annie. View, Texas, owned by Pam Bailey, of Golden, horse dam. Her one money-earner, NRCHA Equi-Stat, a division of Cowboy Publishing Colorado, and ridden by Todd Bergen. Bergen Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Champion Good Time, Group, was formed in 1985 by Morris and the stallion won $61,114. won $107,542. Annies Nu Lena was the second- Communications Corp., parent company of Dual Nurse (Dual Pep x Loverboys Nurse x leading dam with her four money-earners