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WHAt’s Online: THE COMPETITIVE EDGE | HEALTH MATTERS | WHAt’s NEW | SUBSCRIBE TO QHN | SHOP Digital Update Week of April 21, 2014 WHAt’s INSIDE ■ Out 'N' About: NCHA Super Stakes ■ Equi-Stat: NCHA Western National Championships ■ FYI: Increase Confidence ■ In the Know: Equestrian Trust Grants Program From Beach Sand to Arena Dirt icholas Barthelemy grew up return to the States and work for him. playing on the sandy beaches Barthelemy jumped on the opportu- Nof the South Pacific French nity. island of New Caledonia. Today, at age He laughingly recalled, “I came 30, he makes his home in Southern for what was supposed to be eight California, where he trains reined months; it’s now been eight years!” cow horses at Creek Hollow Ranch in He worked five of those years for Romana, near San Diego. It's a full- Mathieu, until the trainer passed time job, but one he enjoys so much away in October of 2011 after being that, to him, it feels more like play diagnosed six months earlier with than work. amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a disor- Barthelemy recently rode Very der commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s Red Remedy (Very Smart Remedy x disease. The 2011 National Reined Flo N Blu Boon x Pretty Boy Boon), Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) a 4-year-old mare owned by Sheri Snaffle Bit Futurity was the last Stacy Pigott Jamieson, of La Jolla, Calif., to vic- show Mathieu attended and Very Red Nicholas Barthelemy and his fiancé, Stacy Hanson, tory in the Novice Open class at Remedy was purchased as a yearling. who also trains and shows reined cow horses the National Reined Cow Horse Admittedly a Association (NRCHA) Stakes, held California-weather March 30-April 5 in Las Vegas, Nev. addict, Barthelemy That is just one more accolade to add says he has no Primo Morales to his list of awards and achievements plans of relocat- since arriving in the United States ing to one of the eight years ago. country’s equine Barthelemy was raised with horses, hot spots. “I like as his father trained racehorses. it where I am,” he He was introduced to the sports of said. “I’d be afraid reining and reined cow horse by his to go anywhere else. mentor, the late Yvon Mathieu, when I’m from a tropical the native Canadian trainer con- island and I don’t do ducted some reining clinics in New ‘the cold’ well!” Caledonia. Mathieu was impressed with Barthelemy’s ability and try, and (Right) invited the young horseman to visit Barthelemy his Descanso, Calif. ranch, Rancho and Very Red Remedy La Paz. Barthelemy accepted. A competing at the 2014 couple years later, in 2006, Mathieu NRCHA Stakes. called Barthelemy to ask if he’d OUT ‘N' ABOUT NCHA Super Stakes Cutting fans in the Fort Worth, Texas, area were treated to three weeks of exciting cutting action during the annual National Cutting Horse Association (NCHA) Super 2112 Montgomery Street Stakes, held March 27-April 19 at the Will Rogers Complex. Photos by Mark Thompson and Kelsey Pecsek Fort Worth, Texas 76107 (817) 737-6397 • Fax 737-9266 Editorial FAX (817) 737-9455 Advertising FAX (817) 737-9633 GGroup Publisher Patty Tiberg Editor Stacy Pigott Managing Editor Teri Lee Marketing Manager Amanda Johnson KICKOFF CELEBRATION The NCHA hosted an Digital Content Sonny Williams Manager Amateur Weekend Kickoff and Celebration at the PARTY TIME Midway through the Super Stakes, Grace Senior Graphic Artist Holly Tarquinio Best of the West Trade Show during the first week- Ranch owners Chris and Staci Thibeadeaux hosted a Cajun end of 4-year-old competition. It provided cutters Cutters Party on the arena floor of Watt Arena, near Will Editorial and fans with a chance to mix and mingle while Rogers Coliseum. It included live music plus free drinks and Cutting Editor Mark Thompson enjoying free snacks, and songs provided by country food, including plenty of crawfish. 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CHECK OUT OUR COMPLETE Proud sponsor of: LINE OF PRODUCTS AT WWW.STANDLEEFORAGE.COM CA1 It’s Worth Knowing Information You Won’t Get Anywhere Else NCHA Western National Championships he mile-high city of Denver, It’s Worth Colo., will host the $200,000- NCHA Western National Tadded 2014 National Cutting Championships (1996-2013) Horse Association (NCHA) Western Knowing National Championships, presented Year Entries Added $ Total Purse by The Four Sixes Ranch. The 1996 285 n/a $37,550 Since 1985 Equi-Stat has been the show officially kicks off Monday, 1997 540 $10,000 $39,000 performance horse industry’s pre- April 28, and ends Friday, May 9. 1998 461 $24,000 $65,480 mier statistical database producing 1999 552 $24,000 $72,441 statistics on multiple disciplines. The show had been held in Ogden, Utah for 15 years (1996-2011), 2000 657 $36,000 $80,543 before moving to Reno, Nev., in 2001 595 $49,998 $101,239 2012. 2002 635 $60,000 $125,911 The high-dollar-earning Western 2003 707 $65,000 $175,276 Nationals’ horse is Hickory 2004 787 $65,000 $207,406 Statistics You Won’t Valentino (Doc’s Hickory x Connies 2005 725 $70,000 $202,882 Get Anywhere Else Gail x Freckles Loverboy), bred 2006 705 $72,000 $193,915 by Sherry Wolfenbarger Cagan, of 2007 792 $72,000 $201,044 ★ Cutting Portola Valley, Calif., and owned 2008 809 $82,000 $203,663 by Lola Searle, of Vernal, Utah. 2009 750 $92,000 $236,455 The 1998 gelding was shown by ★ 2010 925 $90,000 $255,834 Reining Searle and her husband, Rhett, ★ Reined Cow Horse to total Western Nationals earn- 2011 708 $90,000 $245,365 ings of $23,240. Ranked second on 2012 572 $90,000 $278,314 ★ Western Pleasure the leading horse chart is Aachen 2013 684 $90,000 $261,999 (Doc’s Hickory x Awhim Away x Totals 11,889 $2,667,996 $7,444,811 ★ Barrel Racing Whim), a 1991 gelding bred and ★ owned by Patricia Lockhart, of and much more Oakdale, Calif., whose earnings $17,517. tot a l $17,794. Californian Roger Booth, of Utah resident Lawson Hadlock, Acton, is the No. 1 Western Purchase Online of Ogden, the leading Open rider, Nationals Non-Pro rider. Five hors- has ridden nine horses to Western es have carried him to the pay win- Nationals’ pay window and total dow and total earnings of $17,140. www.equistat.com earnings of $18,192. His top His No. 1 money-earner is Crossing money-earner is Rio CD (CD Olena Red River (Hes A Peptospoonful [email protected] 817-737-6397 x Rio Bud x King Of Clarks), bred x Smarts Love County x Smart by Kevin Arnold, of Kermit, Texas, Little Lena), bred by David Brown, and owned by John Schuler and of Gainesville, Texas. Booth rode Kathy Markette, of Missoula, Mont. the horse to the $15,000 Novice followed by Dandyolena (Docs Non-Pro Reserve Championship in Texas Dandy x Beggar Lena x Doc 2012. Kimberly Thome, of Santa O’Lena), bred by Ed Williams, of Rosa, Calif., is the second-leading Houston, Texas, and owned by Jim Non-Pro rider with three horses and Mary Jo Milner, of Southlake, carrying her to total earnings of Texas. Josh Sleeman, of Yelm, $16,075. Wash., ranks second on the list of High Brow Cat dominates the leading Open riders, having ridden leading sire list with 100 of his seven horses to total earnings of offspring having won a total of QHN_EquiStatAd_OneThirdVertical.indd 1 3/10/14 3:34:05 PM Top Horses Top Open Riders Kim Cook 1. Hickory Valentino (98G) ................................$23,420 1. Lawson Hadlock, Ogden, UT .........................$18,192 2. Aachen (91G) .................................................$17,794 2. Josh Sleeman, Yelm, WA ..............................$17,517 3. Smokin Manzana (84S) .................................$17,759 3. Scott Amos, Loma, CO ..................................$17,033 4. Stylish Windy (02G) ......................................$17,430 4. Todd Bimat, Orland, CA .................................$15,952 5. Irish Whiskey Sugar (98G) ............................$17,226 5. Greg Smith, Star, ID ......................................$15,596 6. Wee Little Badger (97G) ................................$16,952 6.