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FLARIDA TIES WITH BRYANT PACE
FOR SEVENTH CONGRESS TITLE
GINGER SCHMERSAL TAKES NON-PRO STAKES
TITLE
Oct. 13, 2008
- Columbus, Ohio
For the past three years, Shawn Flarida
has dominated the All-American Quarter Horse Congress Open
Reining Futurity. After the dust settled over the 2008 event,
Flarida can now make that four in a row. He tied Bryant Pace
and All Juiced Up with a 224 on Whizs Chic A Dee to share
the Open Futurity title, marking his seventh Congress Futurity
Championship overall.
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2008
HIGH ROLLER REINING CLASSIC PAYS BIG BUCKS IN LAS VEGAS
RANDY PAUL RIDES TARIS DESIGNER
GENES TO OPEN DERBY TITLE
Sept. 28, 2008 - Las Vegas, Nev.
By Sheri Forrest
Randy
Paul rides Taris Designer Genes to Open Derby title at High
Roller Reining Classic.
Photo
by John O'Hara.
The all-new High Roller Reining
Classic showcased some of the top reining talent in the country
during its inaugural event Sept. 9-14 at the South Point Equestrian
Center in Las Vegas.
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REVOTING
ON AGENDA FOR NRHA SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
Sept. 9, 2008
The National Reining Horse Association
(NRHA) South Central Regional Director elections closed on
Aug. 30 in Tulsa, Okla., during the South Central Regional
Affiliate Finals. However, due to procedural irregularities
in the nomination process, in which some of the elected officials
were not members of the Southwest Reining Horse Association,
the NRHA Executive Board has determined that a vote should
be re-administered in the South Central Regional Director
elections.
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TWO
WRITE-IN CANDIDATES WIN SEATS ON NRHA EXECUTIVE BOARD
BY-LAWS SUBMITTED
BY GARY PIPKIN AND INDEPENDENT MEMBERSHIP PASS AND WILL DRASTICALLY
CHANGE NRHA BYLAWS FOR THE FUTURE
Aug. 10, 2008 - Oklahoma City, Okla.
At the NRHA Board Meeting this weekend
and at the General Membership Meeting on Saturday, Aug. 9,
three new Executive Board At-Large Members (officers) were
elected by the membership participating in the first-ever
online election which also included mail-in absentee ballots
and the ability to vote in person if one didn't use any other
method. Two of the three new members were write-in candidates.
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JOE
SCHMIDT JOINS MCCUTCHEON REINING HORSES
July 28, 2008
After six years in California, trainer Joe Schmidt is relocating
back to Texas.
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THE
NRCHA SNAFFLE BIT FUTURITY
BETTER THAN EVER
July 28, 2008
- Reno, Nev.
The 39th Annual National Reined Cow
Horse Association (NRCHA) Snaffle Bit Futurity, slated for
Sept. 21-Oct. 5 in Reno, Nev., is expected to be bigger and
better than ever.
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NRHA
DERBY SALE AVERAGES $4,130 ON 44 HEAD
HIGH SELLER BRINGS $22,000
By Glory Ann
Kurtz
July 4, 2008 – Oklahoma City, Okla.
The NRHA Derby Spotlight Sale, held
June 29 in Oklahoma City, Okla., featured 68 consignments,
with two outs and 44 selling for $181,700, averaging $4,130.
Consignments sold from the high of $22,000 down to $250.
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SHAWN
FLARIDA WINS NRHA DERBY AND REINING’S FIRST TRIPLE CROWN
MANDY MCCUTCHEON TAKES NON-PRO
RIDING I SPIN FOR CHICS
June 29, 2008
– Oklahoma City, Okla.
History
was made on the night of June 28, 2008, in the historic coliseum
at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds in Oklahoma City, Okla.,
as NRHA Two Million Dollar Rider Shawn Flarida maneuvered
Wimpys Little Chic to the NRHA Derby Championship with a 233
score.
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SHAWN
FLARIDA LAUNCHES WEB SITE
June 27, 2008
- Springfield, OH
The NRHA’s Leading Man has now
entered the new arena – the online one! On June 25,
2008, Shawn Flarida launched his official Web site, www.thegreenshirt.com.
The site is named for the infamous green shirt that Flarida
always wears while showing.
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CONGRESS
PASSES FARM BILL WITH PROVISIONS BENEFICIAL TO HORSES
May 16, 2008
- Washington, D.C.
After months of negotiations between
the House and Senate, Congress passed the Food, Conservation,
and Energy Act of 2008, commonly known as the Farm Bill. The
Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 includes several
provisions that benefit the horse industry.
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NEW
HIGH ROLLER REINING EVENT PROMISES BIG BUCKS IN LAS VEGAS
May 16, 2008
The all-new High Roller Reining Classic
will kick off its inaugural event Sept. 9-14 at the South
Point Equestrian Center in Las Vegas.
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NRCHA
ANNOUNCES AFFILIATE SPONSORSHIPS
May 16, 2008
- Byars, Okla.
The National Reined Cow Horse Association
(NRCHA) has announced a new program to support the reined
cow horse industry, worldwide. In an effort to assist and
support its Affiliate associations, the NRCHA has created
the NRCHA Affiliate Sponsor Program.
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HIGH
BROW CAT HAS EXPLORATORY SURGERY
By Glory Ann Kurtz
May 5, 2008 – Weatherford, Texas
Jack and Susan Waggoner, Weatherford,
Texas, had a big scare on April 28, when their legendary stallion,
High Brow Cat, had exploratory surgery.
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BILL
BREWER ANNOUNCES HIS RETIREMENT AS EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
OF AQHA
RETIREMENT DATE IS MARCH 9, 2009
By Glory Ann
Kurtz
May 4, 2008 – Amarillo, Texas
Bill Brewer, whose name has been synonymous
with the AQHA for the past 16 years, has announced his retirement
as Executive Vice President of the AQHA, effective March 9,
2009.
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AQHA
LOWERS 2008 WORLD AND SELECT WORLD QUALIFYING POINTS
May 1, 2008
- Amarillo, Texas
AQHA has good news for members trying
to qualify for the Bayer Select, Bank of America Amateur or
FedEx Open world championship shows. During its April meeting,
the AQHA Executive Committee approved lowering the qualifying
points for those three premier events.
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BRENT
WRIGHT BECOMES NEWEST NRHA MILLION-DOLLAR RIDER
April 30,
2008 – Oklahoma City, Okla.
Brent
Wright
Much success in the
show pen sent Brent Wright over the top in National Reining
Horse Association (NRHA) lifetime earnings to earn a distinction
many reiners only dream about. Wright has become the NRHA’s
newest Million Dollar Rider.
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SANDY
COLLIER RIDES TAZS PRECIOUS PEPPY TO OPEN TITLE OF NRCHA HACKAMORE
CLASSIC
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LEGENDARY
ARTIST ORREN MIXER DIES
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BUFFALO
RANCH BUYS TOP REINING STALLION - RC FANCY STEP
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MULTIPLE
RECORDS SET AT 2008 NRBC
SHAWN FLARIDA AND WIMPYS LITTLE
CHIC WIN NRBC OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
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MANDY
MCCUTCHEON AND I SPIN FOR CHICS WINS NRBC NON-PRO TITLE
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THE 2008 CACTUS CLASSIC
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TUCKER ROBINSON AND
DAYS ZANOLENA WIN 2008 NRCHA STAKES
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ONE DAY WITH
RUBEN VANDORP OF VANDORP REINING
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WIMPYS
LITTLE STEP DERBY PAYS BIG
SHAWN FLARIDA TAKES OPEN ON
RC FANCY STEP
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DILDAY
NAMED WORLD’S GREATEST HORSEMAN ON TOPSAILS RIEN MAKER
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ROBIN
GLENN PEDIGREES BREAKS OUT REVOLUTIONARY INTERNET SERVICES
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FLARIDA,
FIRST TO WIN NRHA FUTURITY ABOARD FORMER NRHA FUTURITY CHAMPION
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FLARIDA TOPS CONGRESS
REINING FUTURITY ON RC FANCY STEP; KELLE SMITH TAKE NON-PRO
TITLE
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NRHA MEMBERS VOTE
IN WRITE-IN CANDIDATES DURING ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Oct. 10, 2007 -
Columbus, Ohio

(from left) Dale Lopp, Greg
Hill, Allen Mitchels and Kit Cosper.
During an election for vice president and three directors
of the NRHA Executive Board, the results of the Oct. 11 membership
meeting of the NRHA held during the All-American Quarter Horse
Congress, Columbus, Ohio, showed all the write-in candidates
were elected.
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