Digital Update Breaking News SUBSCRIBE NOW To Quarter Horse News and get the Oct. 1 issue Chics Magic Motion • Reined Cow Horse Is Now Retired Statistics • Extensive event coverage Following his impressive win • Straight Talk on the Saturday evening, Aug. 22, at the “Wal-Mart” approach to National Stock Horse Association’s breeding Golden Hills Auto Center World’s Richest Stock Horse competition WEEK OF AUGUST 24, 2009 QUARTERHORSENEWS.COM in Paso Robles, Calif., Bob Avila reported that Chics Magic Potion... FRead more at quarterhorsenews.com. VideoVideo Reyd and Lloyd Cox Central familiar face on the cut- ting landscape will have a Reyd (Dual Rey x Merada Missy x new home and new dates in Freckles Merada), owned by Three 2010 as the Bonanza Cutting Trees Ranch, Newnan, Ga., and A is scheduled for Feb. 12-20 at the ridden by Lloyd Cox, won the West Diamond W Arena in Alvarado, Texas. Texas Futurity Open on Friday, Aug. 21, in Amarillo, Texas. The Bonanza, which is conducted by the Paul Crumpler family of Wichita Falls, Texas, was held for 27 years at the GET THE LATEST Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene, ONLINE NOW AT Texas. While Paul Crumpler said the venue change hopefully will draw more cutters to the Bonzana, he is more pleased that n REY MANATOR, ZANE DAVIS the event was given show dates former- TOP NSHA FUTURITY ly held by the National Cutting Horse Paul and Barbara Crumpler Reymanator and Zane Davis, 38, Association World Championship Whitehall, Mont., prevailed in a chal- Finals. The NCHA Finals for the Open divi- and Tony McMillan [recently retired Expo lenging cow-work final on Sunday, sion and the Non-Pro division will be held manager] have been great. Tony has done a Aug. 23, to win the National Stock alongside the NCHA Futurity, the industry’s heck of a job managing that facility. We just Horse Association Futurity in Paso Robles, Calif., for the Championship premier event for 3-year-olds, Nov. 24-28 in thought that moving closer to Fort Worth and and $24,000 purse. Fort Worth. Weatherford would help us.” The Bonanza had succeeded despite going The Diamond W, a 200-acre facility owned n DUAL TITLES FOR JAY head-to-head or being held very close to dates by Lisa McCool, has a 130-foot by 260-foot MCLAUGHLIN IN ARDMORE occupied by different shows. In recent years, arena, 234 indoor stalls, a 50-by-100 indoor Jay McLaughlin won the SWRCHA Summer Classic Futurity Open on A it was held at the same time as the NCHA warm-up arena in the stall area and an 80-by- Shiner Named Sioux, owned by Carol Eastern National Championships in Jackson, 100 indoor warm-up arena in the Expo area. Rose, Gainesville, Texas, and the Miss. The facility also has a restaurant and a Derby Open on CD Dee Vee Dee, also “I think I had to have them [the dates] to cantina. owned by Rose. survive with all the shows that have come into “It [the arena] may be tighter than Abilene, n PR AYERS NEEDED FOR existence,” Crumpler said. “When we started, but with the practice pen, warm-up arena and THE BANUELOS FAMILY all we had were the national [NCHA] shows restaurant all under one roof, it will be more Carlos Banuelos, 34, a career winner and Augusta [Futurity].” convenient,” McCool said. “We’re excited.” of more than $630,000 as a cutting Crumpler stressed that the move had noth- The PK (Possum Kingdom) Cutting Horse horse rider, was found dead near ing to do with his or the event’s relationship Association stages some of its shows at the his home in Jacksboro, Texas, early with anybody in Abilene, including noted Diamond W, which also hosts a wide range of Tuesday morning, Aug. 25. restaurateurs Joe Allen and Sharon Allen. activities, including barrel racing, team roping, “Abilene has been good to us,” he said. “Our shows for other equine disciplines, monster relationship with Joe Allen, Sharon Allen truck shows and motocross races. —REE Digital Update Out ‘N’ About Absolutely a candidate for the “Greatest Dog Department”: Meet Zulu, constant companion and premier service dog to Tom Sumpter, Williston, Fla. The dynamic duo, reining’s father/daughter team of “Family Tradition” Catherine and Mike Hancock, Rocky Mount, N.C. Georgia Grins Multiple NRHA World Champion Shannon Rafacz, Reiners were all smiles as they enjoyed a little relaxation and camaraderie Citra, Fla., is riding aged-event horses. She earned multiple Derby Non-Pro paychecks on her Repeat at the Sliding Summer Classic held Aug. 13-16 in Perry, Ga. Fine Footwork. Shawn Flarida and Bill Horn totally enjoyed There were lots of puppies to choose Shawn’s win in the Dorminy Plantation Futurity on from in Perry. Kate Stewart, Dawson, Gunnatrashya, a fabulous colt by Gunner out of Ga., is bringing this cutie home! Natrasha by Trashadeous. On call 24 hours every day of the Sliding Summer Classic: Ronnie Wayne, Taylors, S.C., was the NRHA Show Representative. What’s not to smile about? Marcia Walker, Dandridge, Tenn., rode her Kickit In The Jose Seutter, Anthony, Fla., rode Julio Bud to the head Ardizon’s Haidas Shining Spark to of the class in third place in the Intermediate Open, four Non-Pro second in the Limited Open and to Great back rubs are now part of the daily show divisions of the No. 1 in the Level 1 Open divisions of routine for newlyweds Jessicah and Jason Torpey, Bill Horn Derby. the Dorminy Plantation Futurity. Princeton, Ky. Next Page Genuine Talent lenty of present-day reiners and cow 2003 NRCHA Open horse exhibitors know Nic It In The Hackamore World PBud. The 1997 stallion by Reminic Champion, 2008 was a successful performer, earning $148,765 NRCHA Open Bridle in reining and cow horse competition. Todd World Champion and Bergen showed him to the Open finals the 2008 AQHA World of the 2000 National Reined Cow Horse Champion in Senior Association Snaffle Bit Futurity and National Heeling, shown by Jay Reining Horse Association Futurity. In 2001, Holmes for his family’s he won the NRCHA Snaffle Bit Stakes Triple J Ranch. and NRCHA Derby. In 2003, he was the Little Red Chickadee, NRCHA Open Bridle Reserve World a 2001 mare by Gallo Champion and made the Open finals at the Del Cielo, won two 2008 National Reining Breeders Classic. AQHA Amateur Select Nic It In The Bud already has proven to be World Championships a successful sire, with 26 of his get earning a with her owner, Rodger total of $465,737 – and that’s with just four Coday – Tie-Down small foal crops of performance age, includ- QHN Roping and Heeling. ing 3-year-olds. F She has 291.5 Open I L But behind every great stallion is a great E performance points and PHOTO mare, and in Nic It In The Bud’s case that 88.5 Amateur perfor- would be his dam, Genuine Redbud. mance points. The 1991 mare was bred by Terry Stuart Bobby Lewis rode Genuine Redbud to the 1995 AQHA Superhorse title. In all, Genuine Forst, Waurika, Okla. She was sired by Owner Eric Storey is standing beside the mare. Redbud has 12 AQHA- Genuine Doc and out of Seven S Margarita, It In The Bud was her first foal, and he set registered foals, with two not yet of perfor- a daughter of Stuart Ranch’s stallion Son O the pace. In 1996, she produced Dun It Big, mance age. In addition to the six offspring Leo. Since 1994, Genuine Redbud has been by Hollywood Dun It, a stallion that would that have $277,897 in Equi-Stat earnings, owned by Eric Storey, Henagar, Ala., who make his mark in the cow horse arena. With her foals have garnered 926.5 AQHA Open also owns Nic It In The Bud. Equi-Stat earnings of $82,870 and 576 performance points and 107 Amateur perfor- Storey wasted no time putting Genuine AQHA Open performance points, he was the mance points. —SM Redbud’s talent to the test. In 1995, she was the American Quarter Horse Association World Champion in Junior Heading and Genuine Redbud’s Offspring Reserve World Champion in Junior Tie- HORSE EARNINGS EVENTS Down Roping, and took third in Junior NIC IT IN THE BUD $148,765 Cow horse, reining, cutting Heeling. Those placings earned her the DUN IT BIG $82,870 Cow horse, reining, roping AQHA Superhorse award as a 4-year-old. LIGHTS R RED $33,449 Cow horse The mare’s list of AQHA accomplishments fills more than a page, and includes numer- ROOSTERS REDHOT $8,881 Cow horse ous high-point awards in roping events, top THIS CHICS RED $2,726 Cow horse 10 World Show finishes and another Reserve LIL RED CHICKADEE $1,205 Cow horse World Championship, in 1998 in Senior GRAND TOTAL $277,897 Tie-Down Roping. In all, she earned 1,238 Open performance points and 74 Amateur performance points. And Genuine Redbud Equi-Stat, a division of Cowboy Publishing Group and Quarter Horse wasn’t just talented, she was pretty: She has 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. 32.5 Open halter points to her credit. These performance events include cutting, reining, reined cow horse as well as barrel racing, pleasure Thanks to embryo transfer, Genuine horse and ranch versatility. Equi-Stat’s statistical information helps performance horse events present a Redbud was already a mama by the time more accurate picture of their particular event to entrants, breeders, owners and potential sponsors.