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Smart Little Lena See the Action Euthanized Watch cutting, reining Video and reined cow horse CCentralentral championship runs at quarterhorsenews.com GET THE LATEST ONLINE NOW AT n GA La’S BLOG Inhernewblog,GalaNettlessuggests (withhumor)thatperhapsit’stimefor judgestojudgeNCHATripleCrown eventsvialivefeedontheInternet. n TULSA ARIAT CLASSIC AttheTulsaAriatReiningClassicthis week,seeStacyWestfallandRoxy compete,aswellasallthemembers oftheU.S.ReiningTeamthat’sheaded totheWorldEquestrianGamesthis mart Little Lena, 31, one of the cutting world’s He’s always been his attending veterinarian. He month. Sall-time leaders as a performer and as a breeding came up and did everything he could for him. n C uttin’ in KLAMATH stallion, suffered a stroke and was humanely eutha- He thought it was definitely irreversible.” HallieCat,a3-year-oldmarecompeting nized at his longtime home in Aubrey, Texas, at 11 a.m. Asked about Smart Little Lena’s place in his- tory, Manion said, “I think he created an indelible atherfirstlimited-agecutting,andSteve on Aug. 30, according to his handlers. Schlesinger,31,Lockeford,Calif.,domi- image in our industry. He sired champion rein- natedtheFuturityOpenfinalsattheFort Shareholders in the Smart Little Lena Syndicate ing horses, champion cutting horses, champion KlamathRanchFestival. received e-mail notices the same afternoon from working cow horses. And I don’t think anyone n FROM THE NEWS DESK Robin Levison, the syndicate’s secretary, stat- will dispute the fact that he’ll go down as the Seethelistsofhorsesconsignedtothe ing the horse’s longtime veterinarian, Dr. John greatest broodmare sire there’s ever been.” JackWaggoner/SusanWaggonerand McCarroll, Equine Medical Associates, had Smart Little Lena (Doc O’Lena x Smart BuffaloRanchdispersalsales. examined the horse. The veterinarian decided to Peppy x Peppy San), bred by Hanes Chatham, euthanize Smart Little Lena so the horse would Pilot Point, Texas, also carried his career-long not suffer. trainer and rider, the late Bill Freeman, Rosston, Tommy Manion was breeding manager for Texas, to the first Triple Crown in National Smart Little Lena during most of his life. He said Cutting Horse Association history in 1982 and it was a sad day at Manion Ranch, adding the 1983. Smart Little Lena earned $743,275 as a The staff at Quarter Horse News 1979 stallion had not been himself for a few days. cutter, No. 4 all-time, according to Equi-Stat will be taking time off during the “For about the last week, he’d been having a lit- records. He still holds the record for most money D Labor Day holiday. The next QHN AV tle problem with his balance,” Manion said. “Then earned as a 3- and 4-year-old cutter, $643,275, Insider will be sent the week of ID H this morning [Aug. 30] he just apparently suffered and he remains the NCHA’s second-leading sire. AC a stroke. We immediately called Dr. McCarroll. —MT Sept. 13, 2010. K Digital Update Out ‘N’ About Dixie Doin’s Reiners gathered in Perry, Ga., for the Dixie Reining Horse Association Summer Sliding Classic, held Aug. 13-15. The show featured the Bill Horn Derby, Dorminy Plantation Futurity, full slate of NRHA-sanctioned classes plus a slate Still at it! Shown here with the Bill Horn of classes for the green reiners. There was a lot to Derby Open Champion Peter DeFrietas, Vic do in Dixie! —PF Gilson (right) won his first NRHA trophy in 1987, aboard the wonderful Mr Feelin Good. Taking the lead from her husband, professional Chip Stewart, and daughter, Kate, a successful youth and non-pro rider, Karen Stewart showed in the DRHA Green Reining. The hot spot in Dixie was the video review area and that’s where we found Mark Kenny the Boston Terrier gives a high five to Jonathan Gauthier, Rafacz coaching Javier Melo, aboard his who won the Bill Horn Derby Level 2 and Level 1 on Carla Heza Bantie Rooster. Brown’s Top Prize Prince. (Right) “Take my picture before I get dirty,” said Wayne Norris It certainly was hot in Dixie, but how cool as he pushed a wheelbar- was this? Shown here with Brad Kelsall, row full of hay toward the Randy Fowler (left) judged the show with his barn area. daughter, Shannon. All three did a great job! (Left) Zack Yates, 13, only Jamie Bissell enjoyed watching tune-ups with started riding six months Dr. Dan Pikes and his dad, Dan Pikes Sr. ago, but he entered and (Left) In this case, showed John Fincher’s it’s “like daughter, Wimpys Chex Mix in the like mother.” Renee DRHA Green class. Choate was inspired to rein after watching her daughter, Layla, compete. They both ride with Jason Torpey, Princeton, Ky. Erin Hedman took a well-deserved break, but not for long. Lots to do in Perry! Lil Bit Reckless Queen of Fort Klamath Horses il Bit Reckless, a 6-year-old NCHA Futurity Non-Pro semifi- mare bred and owned by hus- nals with Janet Westfall. band-and-wife cutters Russ Lil Bit Reckless and Russ Westfall L NAISMI and Janet Westfall, Los Olivos, Calif., won a Classic/Challenge Open title T won a Classic/Challenge Open title at the 2009 Fort Klamath event H PH with a 224.5, while the horse and at the Fort Klamath Ranch Festival OTO Janet Westfall also finished sixth last G with Russ on Aug. 24 with a 226 to year in the Non-Pro. In 2008, Lil RAPHY earn $8,450, then placed sixth in Bit Reckless finished as a Reserve the Non-Pro Classic/Challenge with Champion in both the Derby Open Janet on Aug. 27 to earn $2,143. and Derby Non-Pro with her co- owners sharing those rides. Janet Westfall and Lil Bit Reckless won the Classic/Challenge Non-Pro at the Mebane With the twin wins, Lil Bit Janet and Lil Bit Reckless won Ranch Festival Aug. 27 as the mare earned another $7,676. Reckless (CD Royal x Trouble a Classic/Challenge Non-Pro title Lynn 495 x Smart And Trouble) at the 2009 El Rancho Futurity Fort Klamath Ranch Festival, for- owned by the Westfalls and rid- earned $10,593 and became the Fort in Rancho Murieta, Calif., last merly known as the Mebane Ranch den by them in Open and Non-Pro Klamath Ranch Festival’s all-time September with a 224 to earn Festival and before that as the events earned $136,969 through last top-earning horse. The mare, a career $9,000. Northwest Cutting Futurity, the year. Horse owners Canyon Creek winner of $146,527 including her Until Lil Bit Reckless passed him Westfalls already ranked as the annu- Ranch, Bonsall, Calif., ranked second most recent performances, earned this week, 1995 gelding Travalano al event’s top all-time owners. Horses with $82,951. —MT $35,171 in Fort Klamath, Ore., the (Travalena x War Lano Missy past three summers, according to x Doc’s Solano) had earned more Equi-Stat records. money than any horse at the annual The talented and versatile horse Fort Klamath events with combined Sunday, September 26, 2010 did not compete in Fort Klamath as a earnings totaling $26,066. Travalano 3-year-old because she was in train- and Tim Smith won the 1999 Ranch hosted by W.T. Waggoner Estate and joined by Wood ing with Russ Westfall for her debut Festival Futurity Derby Open title Ranch and Center Ranch at the 2007 National Cutting Horse with a 224. Smith also won the Sale held in Electra, Texas Association Futurity. She competed Classic/Challenge Non-Pro with Poco Bueno at the Waggoner Ranch for the first time in Fort Worth dur- him in 2001 with a 224.5. Whiteface Division ing late fall of 2007 and made the Prior to their success at the 2010 CATALOGS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OR BY REQUEST Fort Klamath Ranch Festival All-time Money Earners www.texaslegendshorse.com Horse Owner Money Lil Bit Reckless Russ & Janet Westfall $35,171 04M (CD Royal x Trouble Lynn x Smart And Trouble) Equi-Stat, a division of Cowboy Travalano Canyon Creek Ranch $26,066 Publishing Group and Quarter Horse 95G (Travalena x War Lano Missy x Doc’s Solano) News, compiles and researches money earned within equine per- formance events and then enters this information into its database Tangys Classy Peppy Art & Sandy Haskins $24,582 for use in producing statistical reports. These performance events 90S (Peppy San Badger x Tangy Lena x Doc O’Lena) include cutting, reining, reined cow horse as well as barrel racing, pleasure horse and ranch versatility. Equi-Stat’s statistical informa- Smokes Little Remedy Peter Spadoni $22,309 tion helps performance horse events present a more accurate picture 04S (MR Southern Smoke x Smart Little Remedy x Smart Little Lena) of their particular event to entrants, breeders, owners and potential High Style Travalin West Coast Cutting Horses $22,116 sponsors. For more information about Equi-Stat and what it might do 99M (Travalena x SR High Style x Doc’s Hickory) for you, visit equistat.com. Digital Update In The Know NOW Is the Time henyoupurchaseanitem,alotofdecisionsprecedeyourpurchase.