Chuy went cruising with John Burgun of Roo Hide Saddlery at this year’s 2009 Snaffle Bit Futurity. John was driving this flashy chic-magnet complete with the Roo Hide logo on the door. Chuy had to get in on the action! John was kind enough to give Chuy his first driving lesson. Visit Jayne Wayne Equine Design
Jim Carollo
A Central Coast local and long-time cow horse show participant, Jim Carollo, was a finalist in the 2009 Intermediate Non Pro Futurity on his horse Im Miss Be Haven by Ill Be Smart. Jim and his wife, JoAnn Carollo have been raising, training, and showing some of the highest-quality cow horses for many years. Visit Jayne Wayne Equine Design
Shining Lil Nic NRCHA Champion
You know you’re having a good year when you win both the NRCHA Open Two-rein and the Open Bridle class. That’s what happened to Kevin Stallings riding Shining Lil Nic and owners Janiejill & Bill Tointon of Boulder Colorado. Congratulations! Visit Jayne Wayne Equine Design
Todd Bergen & Ron Ralls
Two-time World’s Greatest Horseman, Ron Ralls (pictured here with Chuy), had a spectacular fence work on Solano Cat by High Brow Cat at the 2009 NRCHA Horse Show, Hackamore class, scoring a 218.5. That, in combination with his 215 reined work had him leading the class until Tod Bergen (also pictured here with Chuy) and Nics Black Diamond unseated them …
Champions Zane Davis and Raymanator
The 2009 Open Snaffle Bit Futurity Finals was anything but boring, and not won until the very last finalist finished his fence work. All riders, scores, winnings, and owners are listed in the previous post below. Here’s a recap of the excitement from the stands. Todd Bergen drew up first in the fence work finals riding Smart Luck. They were …
NRCHA 2009 SBF Open Finals Scores
Horse Sire Dam Rider Owner Total on 3 Reymanator Dual Rey Savannah Hickory Davis;Zane Semanik;John 652.5 Shiners Nickle Shining Spark Shesa Lota Nic Crawford;Todd Cannon;Michelle 646.5 Picka Patcha Pepto Peptoboonsmal Patches Of Blue Rice;Boyd Larry Hall Cutting Horses Flp 646.5 Very Smart Smoke Very Smart Remedy Lil Brown Freckle Ralls;Phillip Baxley;Billie Jo 643.5 Shiney Senorita Shining Spark Tarizana Crawford;Todd Gardiner; …
Champions 2009 NRCHA Hackamore Classic
Congratulations to Doug Williamson and Eric Freitas–Open and Non-Pro Champions of the 2009 NRCHA Hackamore Classic. Doug Williamson is a two-time NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity winner, Hall of Fame Inductee, and all-around great guy (pictured here with Eric Freitas and holding Ollie the Border Collie puppet and Jayne Wayne Design mascott). When the results were tallied, the overall reaction from …
Holy Cow Performance Horses
Nancy Crawford-Hall and her husband Phil Hall of Holy Cow Performance Horses are pictured here with their trainer Jake Telford and his wife Jessie Telford at the NRCHA’s Hackamore Classic in Paso Robles. Jake Telford rode three horses entered in the show for Holy Cow Performance Horses: Sheza Roo, Kiss My Shiny Lips, and Shady Lil Starlight. Top honors went …
TBE Cowboy Supply
Tom and Candi Block of TBE Cowboy supply were on site at the NRCHA Hackamore Classic with their newer, bigger, and better trailer with even more of the cow horse community’s favorite saddles, tack, clothing, and accessories. Their new logo, pictured here, is a design by Jayne Wayne Design, can also be seen on their website: www.tbecowboysupply.com (also by Jayne …
Carol Roberts, NRCHA Champion
Carol Roberts claimed the Intermediate Non Pro Championship on I’ll Be A Superstar, her 5-year-old mare, by I’ll Be Smart and out of a Grays Starlight mare. They started the weekend marking a 148 in the herd work. As a 3 year old, “Star” had some lameness problems that proved difficult to diagnose–even with the best of veterinary care. Having …
Ron Ralls Returns
Ron Ralls, former Central Coast trainer, now resident of Gainsville Texas and Two-time Champion of the NRCHA’s World’s Greatest Horseman competition, is pictured here as one of many participants at the NRCHA’s Hackamore Classic this weekend in Paso Robles. This past September, Ron and Solano Cat (High Brow Cat x Smartest Solano x Smart Little Lena) were featured on the …
Richard Winters 2009 Champion
Richard Winters of Ojai, California was crowned Road to the Horse Champion in Franklin, TN March 15, 2009. Winters, John Lyons and Tommy Garland competed for the coveted title in front of a sold out crowd of 6,000 spectators. The competition matches three top clinicians with three unbroken colts and culminates in an obstacle course competition after just 3 hours …
The Gorrell’s and friends
I met up with the Gorrell’s today as well as their two life-long friends, Gay and Jody Tyndall. What a fun group they were! Jake is a reined cow horse trainer who has already made his mark on the industry, and Sonia is an accomplished barrel horse trainer. They need help keeping their web site updated as great things are …
Trade Show – The ‘IT’ Girls
At the 2008 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity Trade Show, there’s a row of women artists who can’t be missed. They’re not only phenomenal artists, but they breathe life into their little corner of the Trade Show. They are: Brit Roberts of Indigo Cowgirl (www.indigocowgirl.com), Kathleen Brannon of Desert Sage Bead Art (www.desertsagebeadart.com), and Karen Ross of Prairie Karen (www.prairiekaren.com). Brit …
Smart Zanolena Stallion Ad
Lesley and Matt Day of Hooker Creek Ranch are the owners of NRCHA World Champion Stallion, Smart Zanolena. They have been instrumental to the success of the NRCHA. Matt Day was inducted into the NRCHA Hall of Merit at the NRCHA Futurity Banquet last night. Congratulations to both Matt and Lesley Day!