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It’s official. Riders who will rep-resent the United States’ Reining Squad at the 2014 FEI World
Equestrian Games (WEG), have been selected. The prestigious event will be held Aug. 23-Sept. 7 in Normandy, France.
Squad members competed in April’s Adequan/USEF Open Reining National Championship & Selection Trial, held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. Their composite scores from the two go-round Open Reining determined the six-member squad.
Shawn Flarida, of Springfield, Ohio, rode Spooks Gotta Whiz (Spooks Gotta Gun x Prettywhizprettydoes x Topsail Whiz), owned by Michell Anne Kimball, of Encinitas, Calif., to the gold medal with a 452.5 overall
(225/227.5) score. Flarida, a National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Five Million Dollar Rider, was also a member of the 2010 Alltech FEI WEG Gold Medal USA Team.
Mandy McCutcheon, of Aubrey, Texas, set a couple records in Lexington – one as the first woman, and second as the first non-pro to qualify for a USA reining squad. The NRHA Two Million Dollar Rider rode Yellow Jersey (Wimpys Little Step x Ms Clara Melody x Mr Melody Jac), owned by her parents, Tim and Colleen McQuay’s McQuay Stables, of Tioga, Texas, to a silver medal and 449 com-posite (224/225) score.
NRHA Million Dollar Rider Jordan Larson, of Whitesboro, Texas, secured a spot on the squad after winning
the bronze medal with a 448 composite (223/225) score. He rode HF Mobster (Colonels Smoking Gun [Gunner] x Dun Its Black Gold x Hollywood Dun It), owned by Heritage Farms, of Ogden, Utah.
Andrea Fappani, an NRHA Three Million Dollar Rider, finished fourth and fifth. The Scottsdale, Ariz., train-er rode Smoking Whiz (Topsails Whiz x Glendas A Smokingun x Gunner) to a 446.5 (223.5/223) score. He and Custom Cash Advance (Custom Crome x Cash In Roan x Topsail Cody) scored a 445 (220/225). Both horses are owned by Michael and Michelle Miola's Silver Spurs Equine, of Scottsdale, Ariz.
Troy Heikes, of Scottsdale, and Lil Gun Dunit (Gunner x Hollywood Baby Dunit x Hollywood Dun It), owned by Denise Bixler, of Wilson, Wyo., scored a 442 (221/221) to finish sixth.
According to WEG rules, Fappani will only be able to show one horse in Normandy; therefore, NRHA Million Dollar Rider Tom McCutcheon will join his wife, Mandy, and the six-member squad. Tom, a member of the 2010 Gold Medal Team and an individual gold medalist, rode Dun Git A Nicadual (Mister Nicadual x Gotta Git Ya Dun x Hollywood Dun It), owned by Jennifer Marley, of Plainview, Texas, to a 440.5 ( 219/221. ) score. ★
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2014 FEI World Equestrian Games Reining Squad members: (left to right) Shawn Flarida, Jordan Larson, Mandy McCutcheon, Andrea Fappani, Troy Heikes and Tom McCutcheon
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The National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC), held April 13-20, paid out $1,108,630, with $536,500 in added money and saw a total of 1,273 entries. Photos by Amber Hodge
Reining at its Finest
ALL ABOUT THE SCENERY The NRBC show grounds provided a beauti-ful setting for every competitor, no matter where they chose to ride.
DON’T RUSH THE FUN Level 2 Open Champion Ryan Rushing enjoyed the Open draw party with his wife, Amy.
COMMANDEERING One table in the sponsor’s area became prime kid country before the start of the Non-Pro finals.
WAITING GAME Marilyn Fleek, a Level 1 Non-Pro final-ist, watched the finals action ringside after her run.
STARTING OUT STRONG Casey Deary was presented a $14,923 check after topping the Level 4 Open preliminaries with a whop-ping score of 227.5 aboard Freckles Got Ashiner (Smart Shiner x Scats Frecklefoot x Doctor Freckles).
LOTS OF LOOT The prizes were plentiful for all the NRBC champi-ons.
TAKING IT IN Laurie and Carlos Deleu, owners of the Deleu Ranch in Tioga, Texas, took in some of the fun during the Open draw party.
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Last year, the Breeder’s Invitational (BI) celebrated its 10th anniversary at the Expo
Square in Tulsa, Okla. The 2013 show drew 1,207 entries, which competed for more than $600,000 in added monies and a purse total-ing $1,810,132.
The BI debuted in 2003 in Reno, Nev., where it remained until 2006, when the show was moved to Las Vegas for three years (2006-2008). The BI moved to its present home in Tulsa in 2009. Open to all off-spring of stallions whose owners agree to pay $125 per mare bred, with a minimum of 10 and a maxi-mum of 80, into a BI fund, the BI has distributed more than $1 mil-lion to owners of participating stal-lions and mares.
The show drew its largest number of entries (1,527) in 2012, the year it included a number of events – Special 5 classes – exclusively for 5-year-old horses to help compen-sate for the 2011 show cancellation due to nation-wide concern about an EHV-1 virus outbreak. Because of the additional classes, the added money paid out in 2012 was more than $1 million and the payout totaled $2,769,100.
The BI’s top-earning horse is Sly Playgirl (That Sly Cat x Taquita Playgirl x Freckles Playboy), a 2007 mare bred by Slate River Ranch, of Weatherford, Texas, and owned by Luis De Armas, of Boca Raton, Fla. She won five checks totaling $118,870 at the 2012 BI, includ-ing Classic/Challenge Open and Limited Non-Pro titles with trainer Jaime Snider and De Armas riding. In 2013, the mare won an addi-tional $22,826 to elevate her total BI earnings to $141,697.
Weatherford, Texas, trainer Phil Rapp is the BI’s leading Open rider, with earnings of $522,709 won
astride 31 horses. His high-dollar earner is Cats Twisted Whisker (High Brow Cat x Spins Gay Lena x Docs Spinifex), a 2003 mare bred by Jack Waggoner and Susan Ferguson, of Bridgeport, Texas, and owned by Waco Bend Ranch Ltd., of Graham, Texas, with BI earnings of $106,643, followed by Tapt Twice (Dual Pep x Tap O Lena x Doc O’Lena), a 1999 mare bred by Rapp and owned by Waco Bend, with total BI earnings of $84,059. Lloyd Cox, of Marietta, Okla., has ridden 24 horses to total Open earnings of $458,971, and ranks second on the top 10 open riders chart.
Dustin Adams, of Poolville, Texas, ranks No. 1 among BI Non-Pro rid-ers with 20 horses carrying him to total earnings of $323,689. Adams’ high-dollar BI earner is Reyann Hickory (Dual Rey x Hickorys Tachita x Doc’s Hickory), a 2002 mare bred by Lonnie and Barbara Allsup, of Clovis, N.M.,with earn-ings of $54,204. Marmolaker (Laker Doc x Marmolena x Smart Little Lena), a 2005 gelding bred by EE Ranches of Texas Inc., of Whitesboro, Texas, is Adams’ sec-ond-leading money-earner with BI monies totaling $34,737. Mary Ann
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Breeder's Invitational History Year Location Entries Added Total Purse
2003 Reno, NV 712 $500,000.0 $1,431,638
2004 Reno, NV 552 $500,000 $1,163,184
2005 Reno, NV 784 $582,500 $1,357,113
2006 Las Vegas, NV 936 $55,000 $837,146
2007 Las Vegas, NV 760 $596,250 $1,412,539
2008 Las Vegas, NV 670 $500,000 $1,335,700
2009 Tulsa, OK 1,020 $540,000 $1,737,990
2010 Tulsa , OK 989 $690,000 $1,725,585
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2012 Tulsa, OK 1,527 $1,142,000 $2,769,100
2013 Tulsa, OK 1,207 $613,600 $1,810,132
TOTAL 9,157 $6,388,350 $16,396,768
Rapp, of Weatherford, Texas, is the second-leading Non-Pro rider with earnings of $27,462 won astride 18 horses.
Sitting high atop the BI’s lead-ing sire chart is High Brow Cat, with 228 of his offspring earning $3,110,899 at the BI, for average earnings of $13,644. His No. 1 money-earner is the show’s top-earning horse, Sly Playgirl, fol-lowed by Lil Catbaloo (out of Sweet Lil Boo x Peptoboonsmal), a 2009 stallion bred by John Harrah, of Reno, Nev., owned by Michelle and Gene Morris, of Florence, Mont., and ridden by Cox to BI earnings of $90,396. ★
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Top Open Riders 1. Phil Rapp, Weatherford, TX ........................$522,709 2. Lloyd Cox, Marietta, OK ..............................$458,971 3. Clint Allen, Weatherford, TX ........................$437,966 4. Matt Gaines, Weatherford, TX .....................$426,621 5. Roger Wagner, Australia ..............................$388,729 6. Austin Shepard, Summerdale, AL ...............$328,774 7. Paul Hansma, Weatherford, TX ...................$279,256 8. Ed Flynn, Weatherford, TX ..........................$257,108 9. Wes Galyean, Claremore, OK ......................$249,680 10. Gary Gonsalves, Millsap, TX .......................$231,557
Top Non-Pro Riders 1. Dustin Adams, Poolville, TX ........................$323,689 2. Mary Ann Rapp, Weatherford, TX ...............$297,462 3. Chad Bushaw, Weatherford, TX ..................$141,902 4. Skip Queen, Allendale, SC ...........................$134,517 5. Kelle Earnheart, Weatherford, TX ................$120,378 6. Kyle Manion, Aubrey, TX .............................$118,723 7. Kristen Galyean, Claremore, OK ..................$108,934 8. Matt Miller, Poolville, TX ..............................$107,204 9. James Vangilder, Jackson, MO ...................$105,775 10. Greg Coalson, Weatherford, TX ..................$105,694
Top Horses 1. Sly Playgirl (07M) ........................................$141,697 2. Aristo Katz (00M) ........................................$136,775 3. Rey Down Sally (04M) ................................$133,777 4. Sweet Lil Pepto (99S) .................................$111,033 5. Cats Twisted Whisker (03M) .......................$106,643 6. Sister CD (02G) ...........................................$100,030 7. Lil Catbaloo (09S) ..........................................$90,396 8. LHR Smooth Jamie May (06M) ....................$88,680 9. KD Shorty (01M) ...........................................$88,313 10. Metallic Cat (05S) ..........................................$88,079
Top Sires 1. High Brow Cat...........................................$3,110,899 2. Dual Rey....................................................$1,490,465 3. Peptoboonsmal .........................................$1,018,119 4. CD Olena ......................................................$774,780 5. Smooth As A Cat .........................................$709,229 6. Dual Pep.......................................................$536,568 7. Smart Little Lena .........................................$473,618 8. Spots Hot .....................................................$303,915 9. Smart Mate ..................................................$262,857 10. Hes A Peptospoonsful .................................$257,894
A) Breeder’s Invitational top-earning horse Sly Playgirl and trainer Jaime Snider
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C) Dustin Adams, No. 1 Non-Pro rider, pictured astride Reyann Hickory
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Sound of Music
Since the National Reining Breeders Classic (NRBC) began in 1998, Vicki Friedemann, of Jones, Okla., has been a unique source of music for the event. For 16 years,
Friedemann, who used to ride hunter/jumpers, has delighted the NRBC crowds with her herald trumpet. Before the start of each finals, she plays the national anthem and “Call to the Post.”
The fun doesn’t stop there, though. During each drag, Friedemann brings out her trumpet once again for a session of “name that tune,” where specta-tors get the opportunity to win prizes for guessing the name of the song she plays. In years past, she’s played every kind of music imaginable, from the 1950s songs, to Western movie themes and even car-toon ditties.
“It’s one of the most fun shows,” she said of the NRBC. “The people are great.”
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won numerous hunter/jumper awards. She is the daughter of reining legend and NRHA Three Million Dollar Rider Tim McQuay and his wife, Colleen, of Tioga, Texas, and is the wife of NRHA Million Dollar Rider Tom McCutcheon. Having shown since she was knee-high to a grasshopper, as the saying goes, McCutcheon is pictured in 1989 at the All American Quarter Horse Congress, in which she won the Freestyle Non-Pro Reining astride her father’s horse, Doc Bronson. McCutcheon, assisted by her cousin Jennifer Bouley (dressed in a mouse costume), won the class as she and her mount delighted the audience with their performance ridden to the song, “Somewhere Out There.w vv ★
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