See the Action Futurities, He Was Reserve Six Times and He Video Made Three NRHA Open World Champions
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Digital Update Breaking News SUBSCRIBE NOW to Quarter Horse News Custom Cash and get the Oct. 1 issue • Reined Cow Horse Advance, Duane Statistics Latimer Win Ariat • Event coverage Tulsa Reining • Ruby View Classic Open Quarter Horses The last two riders in the WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 7, 2009 QUARTERHORSENEWS.COM John Deere Futurity Open and Intermediate Open finals stole the show at the Ariat Tulsa Reining Classic on Saturday, Sept. 5, in Tulsa, Okla. A tie for the lead was broken when Custom Cash Advance was ridden by Duane... Happy Birthday TRead more at quarterhorsenews.com. times, from 1966-1996. He won four NRHA See the Action Futurities, he was Reserve six times and he Video made three NRHA Open World Champions. Central Reymanator In 1995, he was named NRHA’s first Million and Zane Davis Dollar Rider. It took quite a few paychecks in Montana cowboy Zane Davis those days to make a million. Every time he walked into an arena, Horn rode Reymanator (Dual Rey ill Horn, Ocala, Fla., will be 71 on Sept. x Savannah Hickory x Doc’s set the standard, raised the bar, challenged 19. When you wish him a “happy Hickory), owned by John Semanik, every other rider to get better in a hurry birthday,” add a “thank you.” Jacksonville, Fla., to win the and, most importantly, inspired people to get In 1966, a small group of people started the NSHA Futurity Open, held the end involved – to rein. Horn was inducted into the National Reining Horse Association. They had of August in Paso Robles, Calif. NRHA Hall of Fame in 1992. big dreams. They made sure they came true. Today, reiners around the world enjoy the “BH” was one of those people. GET THE LATEST sport of reining because of cowboys like Horn. ONLINE NOW AT With the exception of three years, Horn So, on Sept. 19, when you wish BH a “happy served on the NRHA board from 1966-1994. birthday” – add a “thank you!” —PF But when you think of BH, you don’t think of him sitting in a board room, you think of him n AQ HA BAYER SELECT sitting on a horse – usually a specific horse. WORLD SHOW WRAP-UP If you’ve been around awhile, maybe that Melissa Hood and Watch This Way won the Reining at the AQHA Bayer horse will be Continental King or Continental Select World Show in Amarillo, Texas. Ace. Maybe it was Glenda Echols or Enterprise Lady. If you go back to the ’70s, it was defi- n $187,000 JURY AWARD nitely Miss White Trash. But what about FOR LAME HORSE SOLD Be Aech Enterprise, White Is, Hollywood As “sOUND” Smoke? Remember Enterprise Velvet, A California jury awarded actor Tom Selleck $187,000 after determining Lady BH, Spirit of Five, Patrasha, Surprise that he was “duped” into buying a Enterprise or Barroom BH? lame horse. Then there was Trashadeous – phenom- enal. BH Toy Boy, BH Toy Soldier, Sail On n GALA NETTLES’ Surprise, Natrasha, BH Back Splash – who CHARGED POLITICAL BLOG Read Gala Nettles’ latest blog, was your favorite? which includes an unidentified There are plenty of horses to remember. author’s economic recovery stimu- Horn showed in every NRHA Futurity lus ideas addressed in a memo to between 1966 and 2005. He took President Barack Obama. at least one horse to the NRHA Futurity finals 31 consecutive Bill Horn Digital Update Out ‘N’ About Southwest Reined Cow Horse Good service Tabor Burk, 11, and Micah Burk, Association Summer Classic 9, daughters of Brett and Gigi Burk, Edmond, Okla., served up chuck wagon dinners to the Ardmore event participants. Versatile Tim McQuay took Celebration Jay McLaughlin and top honors and Abby Mixon Carol Rose (pictured with her dog, finished a close second as rein- Blue Belle) had much to celebrate ers competed on cow horses as McLaughlin won Futurity Open, Welcome This sign and surroundings marked the site of the Kalpowar Futurity and in Ardmore during a first-time Derby Open and Bridle Spectacular Faith Performance Horses Derby cow horse events held in August at the Hardy Murphy Celebrity Spectacular event. Open titles on horses owned by Rose. Coliseum in Ardmore, Okla. NSHA Futurity & Golden Hills Auto Center World’s Richest Stock Horse Competition Havin’ a good time Jim and JoAnne Carollo (in the middle) along with Mark and Sheila Borjon, owners of Golden Hills Auto Center, sponsor of the National Stock Horse Association’s World’s Richest Stock Horse Competition, held in August in Paso Robles, Calif. Sale topper Smart Little Latte (Smart Little Pepinic x Fairleas Annie Rose x Colonel Pic) was the NSHA Futurity Sale’s high seller, at $14,200. Handsome little fellow Jim and He was consigned Courtney Kiser and their very friendly by Dar Hanson and and handsome son, Wade Ryan, who was “If I just put this here…” Lane Sherbo purchased by Terri born March 25. kept busy at the NSHA Futurity Sale. Oyarzun.Next Page Tennessee Bound! his Saturday, the Music City Futurity Music Futurity Top Earners begins in Franklin, Tenn., and runs 2008 Music OPEN through Sunday, Sept. 20. This is City Futurity RANK RIDER EARNINGS T Champions, 1 Matt Gaines $191,825 the ninth year for this memorable event, one SDP Felixs 2 Austin Shepard $185,201 that has become a cutting industry favor- Joy and Dirk 3 Brad Mitchell $176,427 ite because of its world-class competition, Blakesley 4 Roger Wagner $145,762 beautiful setting and, of course, the annual 5 Phil Rapp $119,871 party that features leading country music duo 6 Ed Flynn $105,693 Brooks & Dunn. 7 Dirk Blakesley $97,731 Organized by Barbara Brooks, a non-pro 8 Sean Flynn $77,217 cutter and NCHA Executive Committee 9 Clint Allen $71,293 member, the Music City Futurity started in 10 Darren Simpkins $68,141 2001 with $125,000 in added money. It had NON-PRO 541 entries that year and paid a total of RANK RIDER EARNINGS $432,569. When asked at the time about what 1 Jim Vangilder $96,483 she thought of the show, Brooks said, “This 2 Dustin Adams $93,735 is just beyond what we could have hoped for. 3 Mary Ann Rapp $76,440 We’ve had an unbelievable first year.” 4 Chad Bushaw $70,661 The event continued to grow, and after 5 Skip Queen $45,007 J last year’s Music City Futurity, a total of AM 6 Matt Miller $40,343 I LI 7 Scott Ferguson $32,673 $4,858,474 had been awarded to the best of TTL 8 Wesley Galyean $29,499 4,941 entries. The 2008 show had $195,000 EF added with 684 entries for a total payout of IELD 9 Kelle Earnheart $28,764 $683,787. 10 Kyle Manion $28,676 Thanks to the tireless efforts of Barbara and Music City Futurity Open Champions her husband, Kix, the Music City Futurity has gained the reputation as one of, if not Year Horse Rider Owner Score Money the, performance horse industry’s most phil- 2008 SDP Felixs Joy Dirk Blakesley Clinton & Susan Williams 222 $18,082 anthropic contributors. Revenue generated 05M (Mr Jay Bar Cat x Smart Joy x Smart Little Lena) through silent and live auctions topped the 2007 Playin Poo Roger Wagner Jim Vangilder 220.5 $17,179 million-dollar mark last year. The money 04G (Playdox x Poosmal x Peptoboonsmal) is divided equally between local charities. 2006 Teletrona Brad Mitchell Painted Springs Farm 216 $16,104 03M (Little Trona x Telewhisp x Lenas Telesis) The first is the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s 2005 Sudden Addiction Jason Clark Darren Blanton 222 $19,587 Hospital at Vanderbilt, a facility that offers 02G (Smart Mouth x TM Smart Alexis x Smart Little Lena) specialized medical care for children, includ- 2004 Pastels Pretty Peppy Darren Simpkins Gilden Blackburn 219 $16,041 ing oncology, organ transplants and care for 01M (Pastels Smart Lena x Pretty Bo Badger x Peppy San Badger) burn victims. Barbara is a former board mem- 2003 Meradas Kitten Dirk Blakesley Lawrence Sewell 219 $17,767 ber of this hospital. The other charity is the 00M (Meradas Money Talks x Bob Acre Cat x Bob Acre Doc) Ronald McDonald House, which provides a 2002 Aristos Painted Cat Sean Flynn Jack & Susan Waggoner 220 $15,655 home-away-from-home for families whose 99M (Smart Aristocrat x Cats Sultana x High Brow Cat) children are being treated in the hospital for 2001 Sonitas First Choice Brad Mitchell Painted Springs Farm 221 $12,581 injuries or illnesses. 98S (SR Instant Choice x Sonitas Miss Chic x Sonita’s Last) Kix is a member of the board for the Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, and enjoys hearing feedback about the fundraisers. “It’s Equi-Stat, a division of Cowboy Publishing Group and Quarter Horse really fun at board meetings to hear their com- News, compiles and researches money earned within equine perfor- mance events and then enters this information into its database for use in producing statistical reports. ments about what a cutter is,” he said. “I always These performance events include cutting, reining, reined cow horse as well as barrel racing, pleasure take great pride in telling them how big the horse and ranch versatility. 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