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As the clouds finally part and the
sun peers cautiously through, many in
Tennessee are left staring around in disbelief as they assess the damage. NCHA
Executive Committee member Barbara
Brooks summed it up, “One has to expect
that this might happen along the coast or
in a major flood basin like along the mighty
Mississippi, but to see flooding ...
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National Championships
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2010 QHN Foal Section.
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more affordable!
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GeT THe LaTeST
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Trained by Casey Deary, Weatherford,
Texas, and owned by George Lawrence, Fort
Worth, Texas, this mare topped $100,000 in
lifetime earnings after competing at the
recent National Reining Breeders Classic in
Katy, Texas. She earned money with Deary
in the Open divisions; she earned money
with Lawrence in the Non-Pro divisions.
In fact, she was the Intermediate NonPro Reserve Champion and finished in
the Intermediate Open top 10! That’s the
way it’s been since This Chicsdundreamin
started her show career in 2007. Deary
and Lawrence have both shown the mare successfully
– many times at the same show – in the same limitedage event.
For instance, both earned money in the 2009 Wimpys
Little Step Derby, Cloverdale, Ind. Both earned money
in the Reining By The Bay Derby, Woodside, Calif.
This Chicsdundreamin has spent her show career fulfilling the dreams of both young men. And they’re not
“dun dreamin,” yet.
wAltEnBErry
Poco QUixoTe rio
The No. 1 earning cutting horse of all time
(when all incentive money is counted),
Poco Quixote Rio, was sick last week and it
looked as though euthanasia was the only
option. But the determined gelding pulled
through and returned home.
n 60 coUNTrieS
rePreSeNTeD aT weG
The World Games 2010 Foundation is
pleased to announce that 60 National
Federations have submitted entries in principle for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian
Games. The World Games 2010 Foundation
anticipates as many as 800 athletes could
compete. Take a look at the list.
n wHy cUTTerS DoN’T
iNTroDUce THemSeLveS
“Cornbread,” (officially known as Jimmy
Bankston) offers his perspective on the workings of the family-like structure of the cutting industry. What does Cornbread think?
There is a right way and many wrong ways
to make changes. Poaching is not recommended!
n NcHa weSTerN NaTioNaLS
According to the NCHA, this year’s Western
Nationals had 925 entries, an all-time record
in its 15-year history. Total prize money was
$414,002, nearly doubling last year’s purse.
Be sure to check out details about all the
winners.
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Trainer Casey Deary and
wife, Nicole, along with This
Chicsdundreamin’s owner,
George Lawrence, had plenty to
smile about at the NRBC.
his Chicsdundreamin is a
2004 sorrel mare bred by Joe
Hayes, Gainesville, Texas. She’s
by the newly crowned NRHA
Million Dollar Sire Magnum Chic
Dream, a stallion owned by
Jack and Viola Scott, Sherman,
Texas. This Chicsdundreamin
is out of Hermosa Dun It, a mare
now owned by Gerardo Leal,
Mexico. Her maternal grandsire
is the now deceased NRHA Five
Million Dollar Sire Hollywood
Dun It, owned by McQuay/Easton
LLC. This Chicsdundreamin lives
up to her prestigious pedigree.
This Chicsdundreamin and
owner George Lawrence were
the Intermediate Non-Pro
Reserve Champions at the 2010
NRBC in Katy, Texas.
While This Chicsdundreamin has been busy in the
show pen, surrogate mares have been busy bearing
her babies. “She has three babies on the ground right
now,” Lawrence, 23, said enthusiastically. “She has a
yearling colt by Wimpys Little Step, a yearling colt by
Einsteins Revolution, and the day I showed her in the
(2010 NRBC) go-round, her second Wimpys baby
was born.”
The dream is alive and kicking – dream on! —PF
Digital Update
out ‘N’ about
People
of the
Mountains
The 15th NCHA Western
National Championships were
held April 28-May 9 at the
Golden Spike
Arena in
Ogden, Utah.
Fifteen Years in Ogden, Utah The name Utah is derived from the
name of the Ute tribe, which means “people of the mountains.” (Above) The
entrance to Golden Spike Arena (Right) Historic downtown Ogden
Sibling Rivalry (above)
Flag Day The Youth Grand Entry
Fallon and Wyatt Nuttall
took Reserve and the
Championship,
respectively, in the
Senior Youth.
was a fast-paced, flag-waving time.
Go Dad! Brian Anderson’s family
was on hand to watch him work.
Crazy Sleazy Are you dizzy yet?
Working Hard Kate
Gerla was caught actually
doing chores.
Like Pink? Shae Bray, of
Colorado, is ready to cut.
Oh Romeo First-year
Horse Lovers These youngsters
read up on current events in QHN.
cutter 13-year-old Emma
Lanning traveled from
Ellensburg, Wash., to see
what the Western Nationals
were all about. Here she is
aboard “Romeo.”
Ahhh...Feels Good Taking advantage
of the shiatsu massage chairs
Smooth Sailing
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first four months of 2010.
This year, Smooth As A Cat’s biggest
crop to date, one with 217 registered
AQHA and APHA foals, hits the show
pen. The performance horse world will
be watching!—KT
SuzAnnE FOrrESt
SuzAnnE FOrrESt
ummer is around the corner and the
breeding season is nearly at a close. Now,
it’s time for this year’s young performers
to hit the show pen. Of course, there are the
offspring of the industry’s No. 1 sires – High
Brow Cat (cutting), Topsail Whiz (reining) and
Shining Spark (reined cow horse). But along
with those sires, and a host of other accomplished stallions, there are a number of young
fellows just embarking on their record-building
endeavors with their first foal crops hitting the
show pen in just a few short months.
Quarter Horse News published its 2010 list
of leading Junior Sires in the May 15 issue, due
to hit newsstands later this week. A Junior Sire
is a stallion who ranks among the top 500 sires
in his respective discipline and has five or fewer
foal crops in the show pen. In the cutting, Hes
A Peptospoonful took top honors with 95 foals
that won $2,126,664 through 2009, which added
up to a $531,666 average for his four show-age
crops (foals born through 2006). In the reining,
Wimpys Little Step dominated with 148 foals
that won $1.8 million – impressive considering
he has only three crops in the pen, which calculates out to a $583,629 average. For the reined
cow horses, Very Smart Remedy was best with
18 foals that won $343,026, for a $114,342 percrop average.
One of the biggest surprises this year concerned Smooth As A Cat (High Brow Cat x
Shes Pretty Smooth x Wheeling Peppy), the
1999 stallion owned by Kyle Manion, Aubrey,
Texas. This stallion moved from 14th on the
2009 list to second on the 2010 version. One
big jump!
Smooth As A Cat started with an impressive
performance record, having earned $500,038
in the cutting pen. He was the 2005 National
Cutting Horse Association Horse of the Year
and is High Brow Cat’s fourth-leading earner.
Counting his offspring earnings posted through
the 2009 season, Smooth As A Cat had 132
cutting horses that won $1.6 million. Expand
that out to the other disciplines, and he had an
additional $92,512 earned by eight reined cow
horses and right at $2,000 by one reiner.
After the NCHA Super Stakes came to a
close last month, Smooth As A Cat had $2.4
million in offspring earnings – an amazing feat
for a young stallion with just three crops of horses
old enough to show. Looking at just his cutting
earnings, Smooth As A Cat has $2,233,683 in
earnings, $741,504 of which were earned in the
(Above) Smooth As A
Cat earned $500,038 in the cutting pen
and now has offspring earnings of $2.4 million. (Left)
Arosesuchaclatter, purchased last year at the Rock
Creek Ranch Dispersal Sale for $200,000 by Brazilian
Armando Costa Filho, is Smooth As A Cat’s leading
offspring with $215,238 in earnings.
Smooth As A Cat’s Leading OffspringH
HORSE
DOB/SEX
Dam/Maternal Grandsire
EARNINGS
Arosesuchaclatter
06M
Mates Irish Rose x Smart Mate
$215,238
Smooth Going Cat
06M
Dually Lil Pep x Dual Pep
$162,028
Smooth Asa Zee
05G
Zee Dually x Dual Pep
$136,712
Smooth O Toole
06G
Aglows Little Peppy x Peppy San Badger
$109,807
Smooth N Cash
05G
Dox Gavacash x Miss N Cash
$92,566
Shes Twice As Smooth
06M
Dually Lil Pep x Dual Pep
$90,015
Star Above
04M
SPL Altisimo x Sugar Pep Leo
$75,850
A Cool Smoothie
06M
A High Glow x High Brow Hickory
$70,597
LHR Smooth Jamie May
06M
Just Scarlet x Smart Lil Ricochet
$69,423
Smooth As A Cat’s Record
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Year
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
AQHA/APHA Foals
7
120
152
217
189
114
# Cutting Earners Cutting Earnings
$0
$0
$0
3
$82,797
34
$361,210
95
$1,168,777
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These performance events include cutting, reining, reined cow horse as well as barrel racing, pleasure
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Digital Update
Non-Pro Lesson Plans
in The Know
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e’re taught that, while talent might play a role in success, it is desire,
trainability and a strong work ethic that take you farthest in life. Work
hard and you will be rewarded. That’s the message.
Yet many non-pros have serious restrictions on their time. Unlike trainers,
who focus full time on becoming better riders, non-pros often have to juggle
their horse interests with commitments to families, jobs and school. Unable
to spend eight hours a day, what little time non-pros do spend in the saddle
needs to be used to maximum benefit. Sure, you have to work hard. But more
important, you have to work smart.
That’s where riding with a trainer can help.
Lose tHe Baggage
Sometimes when we show
up for a lesson, we bring a lot
of unseen baggage with us in
the form of previous history
and preconceived beliefs. This
baggage can definitely hold
us back from realizing our full
potential. After all, how are
you going to learn anything
new if you are only open to
what you already know?
It is important to remember
that being open-minded will
allow for a lot more advancement during your lesson.
Part of being open-minded is
being willing to try what the
trainer is suggesting – even if
it may not make sense to you
or is difficult at first.
Hearing, seeing, Doing
Clear and effective communication is a key element
in making the most of your
lessons. This is one of those
areas that sound like common
sense, but being able to relate
to your trainer has several
facets to it.
It is important to know how
to listen. Different trainers
explain things differently. If
you can hear what it is that
they are saying, then you can
learn from them. The best
thing is to find a trainer who
you can really understand,
and to ask questions.
Sometimes seeing what is
required is better than simply hearing the instructions.
Some people are better visual
learners than auditory learners.
siMPLify,
siMPLify, siMPLify
With the high level of competition today, it can feel like
you have to be perfect at all
that you do. That sometimes
compels riders to complicate
even the most minor things.
Our desire to be the best gets
in the way. Compounding this
is the fact that there is a lot to
remember and difficult skills
to master.
Try focusing on one thing at
a time. If you hold onto everything at once, it is like holding
onto a whole pattern at once.
It is just overwhelming.
sHoP arounD
Because each of us is
different, certain riding and
coaching styles are going to
work better for some than
others. It may just be a matter
of trial and error to determine
if you prefer a boot camp sergeant or a gentle Mr. Rogers
type.
When it comes to different
teaching styles, it is recommended to find someone with
whom you feel comfortable.
BeyonD CoMfort
Perhaps one of the most
important parts of taking a
lesson is making sure that
you are advancing in your
skills. That is the goal, after
all. To do so, it is important to
work with a trainer who will
push you in a positive way to
the next level.
Along with pushing your
comfort level, defining goals
for each lesson, each show
and each new show season
will help you understand what
you need to do in order to get
where you want to go.
In the end, making the
most of your lessons is a
skill just like those you work
on in the arena. It may take
some experimentation to find
the right mix of components
to make you feel satisfied.
—Wendy Lind
Hackamore
History
rOSS HECOx
The annual National Reined Cow Horse
Association Hackamore Classic at the
end of April in Paso Robles, Calif.,
celebrated a time-honored phase of
cow horse training, using the bitless
noseband, the hackamore.
the word “hackamore” comes from
the Spanish “jaquima,” which translates
to “headstall” or “halter.” It was adapted
to an Americanized spelling and pronunciation around 1850, not long after the
Mexican-American war.
the noseband, usually made of rawhide
braided around a slightly flexible core, is
known as a “bosal,” which is Spanish for
“muzzle.”
the earliest hackamore was believed
to be a simple rope wrapped around the
horse’s nose during its earliest periods of
domestication, as long ago as 4,000 B.C.,
possibly mimicking the method used in
the Middle East to control camels. Over
time, horsemen refined the hackamore
to apply pressure to sensitive parts of a
horse’s face for greater control.
the hackamore training phase takes
place during the horse’s 4- and 5-year-old
years, when its mouth is sensitive due to
the shedding of baby teeth. Experienced
horseman say the hackamore demands
greater feel and finesse, and when used
properly, develops a light, responsive, willing cow horse well-prepared to move into
advanced bridle training.—SD
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It seems like these days, you kind of have
to have more than one iron in the fire to make
everything work. It has always served me
well to do more than one thing.
nOrM HAll
f you like horses and sports, you don’t
want to miss the article about pro hockey
player Shane Doan in the June 1 issue of
Quarter Horse News. Written by Jennifer
Webster, this article tells the story of how
Doan rose through
the ranks and came
to realize his dream
of owning a ranch.
Born and raised in
start
Canada, Doan started playing hockey
when he was a child
and was drafted
into the professional
leagues when he was
18 years old. now he is forward and team
captain for the Phoenix Coyotes in Arizona,
the same state where his ranch, ICE Quarter
Horses, is located. Having played 14 seasons, Doan has received numerous honors,
including being named to the Memorial Cup
All-Star team in 1995, named a member
of the Canadian Olympic Hockey team and
playing in the nHl All-Star Game in 2004
and 2009. —KT
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AQHA judge and non-pro cutter Don Bell
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Some of the golfers at the NCHA Western Nationals Golf
Tournament, held May 3 at The Barn Golf Club in Ogden, Utah,
expressed their frustration in different ways, such as Rick Mock,
cutter and co-owner of Forrest Photography.
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the early years
retro Perspective
36 Total number of foals in High
Brow Cat’s first three foal crops (7
in 1993, 17 in 1994 and 12 in
1995).
1999 The year High Brow Cat’s foal count went above the
century mark, finishing at 120 (up from 34 born in 1998).
DOn SHuGArt
$67,346 First season earnings
posted by two High Brow Cat foals
in 1996. The next year, 12 of his
foals won $212,574. (In 2008,
there were 504 High Brow Cat offspring that earned $6.2 million.)
DIStrIButED By FEAturE tHIS SynDICAtE
29 Number of foals in those first
three foal crops that earned money,
a grouping led by Pappion Cat
($365,783), Cats Summertime
$357,937) and That Cool Cat
($266,724).
Pappion Cat and Paula Wood
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