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Statistics ■ FYI: Consignment Tips / $3.99 / JUNE 1, 2014 VOLUME 36, NUMBER 11 .COM HORSENEWS ■ QUARTER In the Know: NRCHA Youth Health & Nutrition Issue Rider Clinic Countdown to Normandy he excitement is building momentum as final preparations T for this year’s Alltech Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI) World Equestrian Games (WEG), where the Courtesy Courtesy of Media Operations @ Normand y2014 world’s best horses and riders will be Courtesy of Media Operations @ Normandy 2014 going for the gold, begin. The Games The transformation from a football stadium to are to be held Aug. 23 through Sept. an open-air equestrian arena began on Monday, 7 in Normandy, France. Athletes from May 19, with the protective covering of the pitch more than 72 countries are expected and the assembly of the equestrian flooring. to compete in eight official disciplines, Everything has to be ready for the June 23-26 making this one of the world’s great- preliminary events. est global equestrian sport event. Equestrian events include Jumping, the Zenith indoor arena and the exhi- Dressage, Eventing, Driving, Reining, bition centre. Vaulting, Endurance and Para- Covering the prestigious 15-day Norman, the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Dressage. In addition, two demonstra- sporting event will be 300 photog- Games™ 2014 mascot, received the keys to the tion disciplines will also be featured raphers and 1,200 journalists, with d’Ornano Stadium from Viking, the Malherbe for the general public: Horse-Ball and 500,000 spectators expected and more Caen Stadium mascot. Polo. than 500 million television viewers. Seven of the competitions will be The FEI WEG takes place every four took place during the FEI WEG staged in the region’s capital, Caen. years and are seen as the pinnacle at Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, in The focal point of the Games is of equestrian sports. This year is the 2002, when USA’s Shawn Flarida, of D’Ornano Stadium, within walking seventh edition of the Games, which Springfield, Ohio, became the first distance from the heart of the city, take place in the middle of the Olympic world champion. Tom McCutcheon, which will host the opening and clos- cycle. of Aubrey, Texas, competed at the ing ceremonies, the show-jumping por- Since its debut in Stockholm 24 2010 event in Kentucky, winning both tion of Eventing, Grand Prix Jumping years ago, the WEG has been held individual and team gold medals on and Dressage. The stadium only seats in Europe, with the exception of the Gunners Special Nite. 20,000 spectators, so tickets are some- 2010 edition what was held at the For information on purchasing WEG times hard to come by for such events Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. tickets, go to ticket@normandy2014. as the Show Jumping’s final four and Lexington is vying for the 2018 Games, com or call 0033 974 77 7094. ★ the Dressage Freestyle. The Para- as are Wellington, Fla., Dressage and Driving competitions will and Bromont, Quebec, take place on the Prairie racecourse in Canada. the center of the city. The Vaulting and The first FEI World Reining competitions will be held in Reining Championship OUT ‘N' ABOUT Western Horseman Cowboy Gathering The Western Horseman Cowboy Gathering was held May 16-18 in Amarillo, Texas. Participants took a trail ride through the beautiful Palo Duro Canyon, had dinner at the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Hall of Fame and spent time with leg- 2112 Montgomery Street ends Baxter Black, Craig Cameron, Al Dunning and Mozaun McKibben. Fort Worth, Texas 76107 (817) 737-6397 • Fax 737-9266 Editorial FAX (817) 737-9455 Katie Frank Katie Frank Advertising FAX (817) 737-9633 Group Publisher Patty Tiberg Editor Stacy Pigott Managing Editor Teri Lee Marketing Manager Amanda Johnson Kelsey Mosby (left) and Digital Content Sonny Williams ENJOYING THE RIDE Manager Juanita Rodgers of Wagon Wheel Ranch Senior Graphic Artist Holly Tarquinio COWGIRL GEAR Trail ride participant Cathy Clements Editorial Cutting Editor Mark Thompson Features Editor Kelsey Pecsek Christine Hamilton Associate Editor Amber Hodge Katie Frank Editorial Coordinator Nina Rosenback Advertising Account Executive Karen Barnhart Account Executive Mary Jane Carpenter Sales Customer Diana Buettner Service Manager AQHA REPS Jim Jennings and Doug Hayes Advertising Coordinator Ellen Harris Advertising Coordinator Lindsey Missel Equi-Stat Katie Frank Director / GM QHN Temple Read FOLLOW THE LEADER Trail riders and their mounts travel Assistant Director Donna Timmons up a trail incline. Statistician Tysh Franklin Statistician Donna Carlisle Statistician Kim Glass Katie Katie Frank A Publication of MCC Magazines, LLC ENJOYING THE WIDE-OPEN SPACE World cham- a division of Morris Communications Company, LLC pion reining and cutting horse trainer and author 735 Broad St., Augusta, GA 30901 Al Dunning CONTROLLER Scott Ferguson CReatIVE DIRectOR Bill Greenlaw POPULAR NO RUSH Trail riders DIRectOR OF DIGItal Jason Doyle TALES Cowboy enjoyed the scenic OPERatIONS Ross Ross Hecox Morris Communications Company, LLC humorist Palo Duro Canyon. cHAIRmaN AND CEO William S. Morris III Baxter Black Katie Frank PRESIDENT Will S. Morris IV performed for the crowd. You f t Tu b e SINGLE FILE Western artist Tim Cox (in front), followed by Ernie King ALL CONTENTS COPYRIGHT 2014 QUARTER HORSE NEWS / QHN Insider and Suzie Cox 14-0027P Quarter Horse News June 1_Layout 1 4/15/14 10:21 AM Page 1 The Only Venue For Your LasVegas EQUESTRIAN EXPERIENCE Whether you’re planning, participating or spectating, we’ll make your event the finest it can be. � 4,600-Seat Equestrian Arena � Priefert Pavilion (2 Additional Arenas) � 1,200 Climate-Controlled Horse Stalls � 75,000 Sq. Ft. of Convention Space � 80,000 Sq. Ft. 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Phil Rapp, of Weatherford, Texas, Since 1985 Equi-Stat has been the is the leading rider (all ages/all performance horse industry’s pre- divisions) with total earnings of mier statistical database producing statistics on multiple disciplines. $8,158,110. His high-dollar earner is Dont Look Twice (High Brow Cat x Tapt Twice x Dual Pep), who carried Rapp to total earnings of $820,467. His second-leading money-earner is Tap O Lena (Doc O’Lena x Tapeppyoka Peppy x Statistics You Won’t Doc’s Oak) with $429,250 won Get Anywhere Else with Rapp astride. Matt Gaines, also of Weatherford, ranks No. 2 on ★ Cutting Red White And Boon and Mary Jo Milner the top riders chart with earnings ★ of $7,205,165 won on five horses. Reining he charts published with this Gaines also tops the open riders ★ Reined Cow Horse article include Equi-Stat’s (all ages) chart with earnings of T top five horses, riders, own- $6,892,543. ★ Western Pleasure ers, breeders, sires and dams in its Rapp’s wife, Mary Ann, is the annual Lifetime Cutting Statistics. leading non-pro with total earn- ★ Barrel Racing The complete rankings will be ings of $3,945,560 won astride ★ published in the July 15 issue of many horses. Toy Engine (Playgun and much more Quarter Horse News. These statis- x Cool The Engines x Smart tics include cutting monies earned Little Lena), a 2006 mare bred by through December 2013, as record- the Rapps, is Mary Ann’s lead- Purchase Online ed in Equi-Stat. ing money-earner with $171,248. The top five all ages/all divisions Following close behind is her No. horses earned more than a half- 2 money-earner, Playin CDs (CD www.equistat.com million dollars each. Clearly out Olena x Playboys Ruby x Freckles in front is Red White And Boon, a Playboy), a 1997 gelding bred by [email protected] 817-737-6397 1988 gelding bred by the late Larry Phil, with $162,630. Dustin Adams, Hall, of Weatherford, Texas, and of Poolville, Texas, also topped $3 owned by Jim and Mary Jo Milner, million in earnings in the cutting of Southlake, Texas, who won pen with $3,114,603 won. $922,063 during his career (1991- The Rapps dominate the top own- 2006). He carried 10 riders to the ers (all ages/all divisions) chart with pay window with Mary Jo Milner their horses having won $7,884,482.