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Aurora, CO (February 11, 2010) - Hadji Halef Omar (Centavo x ZA Sabbaths Joy), a 1992 grey gelding, owned by Stephanie Palmer-DuRoss of Queen Creek, Ariz. has been named the 2010 AHA Distance Horse of the Year. The 10-year veteran of endurance competition has taken Palmer-DuRoss over 5,810 miles, a journey for which she is very grateful. “I am nominating Hadji for the Distance Horse of the Year Award in appreciation for all the beautiful places he has taken me and for the places we have yet to see,” says Palmer-DuRoss.

“Hadji” has 112 finishes out of 114 starts with 86 finishes in the top 20. Hadji has finished in the Top Ten of half of the endurance rides he’s finished with two wins and five best conditions. Together, Palmer-DuRoss and Hadji have finished 14 Pioneer rides, totaling 2,795 miles, an especially impressive feat since Pioneer rides are multi-day events consisting of 155 miles that must be completed with the same horse and rider team. “Asking your horse to do a ride and have them sound and ready to go again the next day and the next day after that requires careful management and a special horse,” says Palmer-DuRoss.

In 2010 alone, Hadji was first place in the Open Event Incentive Program in Endurance, second place in the Southwest Region lightweight division; eighth overall in the Southwest region and eighth nationally in Pioneer award lightweight division. He earned two highest vet scores and completed a grand total of 765 miles.

Palmer-DuRoss found Hadji in July of 2001 after her beloved endurance mare had suddenly and unexpectedly passed away. “It’s commonly said that when one door closes another door opens and I truly believe that was the case,” says Palmer-DuRoss who stopped by a ranch in Beaver, Utah on her way home from an endurance ride to take a look at a grey gelding. “Of course, we did have an extra spot in the horse trailer, just in case.”

Hadji had been used as a string horse and already had a wonderful base of long, slow miles that serves as excellent conditioning for a lengthy endurance career. “I bought him for $1,500. It was the best money I’ve ever spent,” says Palmer-DuRoss. Hadji has a Half-Arabian and Quarter Horse back-up, but his work ethic and eager attitude don’t give the other horses much of a chance to get on the trail. “A huge amount of Hadji’s success is that we ride his ride. Once I convince him not to start out too fast in the beginning he is very good at dictating his own pace,” says Palmer-DuRoss.

Palmer-DuRoss transitioned Hadji to barefoot in 2007—another secret to their success. “Hadji used to interfere in the front so bad that eventually he would have had to retire early from the damage done to his legs. Being barefoot has added years to Hadji’s career. He feels younger and moves out much better than he ever did in shoes. It is amazing the difference and he gets better every year. Hadji and I do quite a few rides every year and I spend a lot of time resting him between rides and at this point there is no need to overdo his conditioning.  At his age and with the shape Hadji is in, he is very easy to keep fit.  My best partner Hadji and I keep in condition by exploring new trails and riding with great friends.”

Photo’s by: Steve Bradley Photography

AHA is a major equine association serving 33,000 members across North America. It registers and maintains a database of more than one million Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses and administers approximately $3 million in annual prize money. AHA produces championship events, recognizes close to 600 Arabian horse shows and distance rides and provides activities and programs that promote breeding and ownership. For information about Arabian, Half-Arabian and Anglo-Arabian horses, call 303-696-4500, e-mail info@ArabianHorses.org or visit ArabianHorses.org

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The $10,000 U.S. National Champion is Back!
The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) announced today that the big U.S. National payout for which the Arabian Breeders Sweepstakes (Sweepstakes) program has long been known is back-and in a big way. U.S. Nationals Champions can now earn $10,000 in certain classes, which hasn’t been paid since 2005. Getting back to basics as a breeding program was the push behind the new changes. The Breeders Sweepstakes Commission has re-established the breeder as first priority, and they’ve selected classes to pay out that showcase the breeding of exceptional horses.

Now more than $1.4 million is available every year through Sweepstakes. Up to $25,000 is available for Arabian and $15,000 for Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabian per Sweepstakes designated classes at the 2011 U.S. Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma from Oct. 21-29, 2011. At this flagship event only, an Overall 3 Year-Old & Under In-Hand Champion and Reserve and Overall 4 Year-Old & Over In-Hand Champion and Reserve will be named following a final presentation and judging of champion and reserve in-hand horses. Arabians earn $15,000 and $7,500 respectively for champion and reserve with Half-Arabian/Anglo-Arabians earning a corresponding $10,000 and $5,000 if they are eligible in the Sweepstakes program.

In addition to the prize money now offered at U.S. Nationals, other Sweepstakes program changes include:

* Nominated Sire fee reductions
* Fast payouts of allocated prize money mailed within 60 days of completed results after Regional and National shows
* Four ways to earn prize money broken into categories for clarification
* Recognition of breeding success through yearly payouts to both Nominated Sire owners and breeders
* Elimination of the Original Entry after July 1, 2011, leaving the Breeding Entry as the only route possible to winning prize money (Original Entries previously nominated will continue to receive Sweepstakes prize money)
* Limited special enrollment fees available for Original Entries until July 1, 2011

Call the AHA Competition line at 303-696-4500 #4 or check ArabianHorses.org / Monday afternoon for more details.

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The Clydesdale is a breed of draft horse derived from the farm horses of Clydesdale, Scotland, and named after that region. Although originally one of the smaller breeds of draft horses, it is now a tall breed with impressive presence in harness. Often bay in color, they show significant white markings due to the presence of sabino patterning. The breed was originally used for agriculture and haulage, and is still used for draft purposes today. The Budweiser Clydesdales are some of the most famous Clydesdales, and other members of the breed are used as drum horses by the British Household Cavalry. They have also been used to create and improve other draft breeds.

The breed was developed from Flemish stallions imported to Scotland and crossed with local mares. The first recorded use of the name “Clydesdale” for the breed was in 1826, and by 1930 a system of hiring stallions had begun that resulted in the spread of Clydesdale horses throughout Scotland and into northern England. The first breed registry was formed in 1877. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, thousands of Clydesdales were exported from Scotland and sent throughout the world, including to Australia and New Zealand, where they became known as “the breed that built Australia”. However, during World War I population numbers began to decline due to increasing mechanization and war conscription. This decline continued, and by the 1970s, the Rare Breeds Survival Trust considered the breed vulnerable to extinction. Population numbers have increased slightly in the intervening time, but they are still thought to be vulnerable.

Breed characteristics

The conformation of the Clydesdale has changed significantly throughout its history. In the 1920s and 30s, it was a compact horse smaller than the Shire, Percheron and Belgian. Beginning in the 1940s, breeding animals were selected to produce taller horses that looked more impressive in parades and shows. Today, the Clydesdale stands 16 to 18 hands (64 to 72 inches, 163 to 183 cm) high and weighs 1,800 to 2,000 pounds (820 to 910 kg).  Some mature males are larger, standing taller than 18 hands and weighing up to 2,200 pounds (1,000 kg).  The breed has a flat facial profile, broad forehead and wide muzzle. It is well-muscled and strong, with an arched neck, high withers and a sloped shoulder. Breed associations pay close attention to the quality of the hooves and legs, as well as the general movement. Their gaits are active, with clearly lifted hooves and a general impression of power and quality.   Clydesdales have been identified to be at risk for chronic progressive lymphedema, a disease with clinical signs that include progressive swelling, hyperkeratosis and fibrosis of distal limbs that is similar to chronic lymphedema in humans.

Clydesdales are usually bay in color, but roan, black, gray and chestnut also occur. Most have white markings, including white on the face, feet, legs and occasional body spotting (generally on the lower belly). They also have extensive feathering on their lower legs. Roaning body spotting and extensive white markings are thought to be the result of sabino genetics. Some Clydesdale breeders want white face and leg markings without the spotting on the body. To attempt getting the ideal set of markings, they often breed horses with only one white leg to horses with four white legs and sabino roaning on their bodies. On average, the result is a foal with the desired amount of white markings. Clydesdales do not have the SB1 (Sabino 1) gene responsible for causing sabino expressions in many other breeds, and researchers theorize that there are several other genes responsible for these patterns. Most breed enthusiasts today believe, however, that there are no bad colors, and so horses with roaning and body spots are increasingly accepted.
The Clydesdale takes its name from Clydesdale, the old name for Lanarkshire, though which the River Clyde flows. In the mid-18th century, three Flemish stallions were imported to Scotland and bred to local mares, resulting in foals that were larger than the existing local stock. These were a 16.1 hands (65 inches, 165 cm) coach horse stallion named Blaze, a black unnamed stallion imported from England by a John Paterson of Lochlyloch and an unnamed dark-brown stallion owned by the Duke of Hamilton. Written pedigrees were kept of these foals beginning in the early 19th century, and in 1806 a filly was born that traced her lineage to the black stallion. This mare is listed in the ancestry of almost every Clydesdale living today. One of her foals was Thompson’s Black Horse (known as Glancer), who was to have a significant influence on the Clydesdale breed.  The first recorded use of the name “Clydesdale” in reference to the breed was in 1826 at an exhibition in Glasgow.

History

Beginning as early as 1830, a system of hiring stallions between districts existed in Scotland. Through this system and by purchase, Clydesdale stallions were sent throughout Scotland and into northern England. Through extensive crossbreeding with local mares, these stallions spread the Clydesdale type throughout the areas in which they worked, and by 1840, Scottish draft horses and the Clydesdale were one and the same. In 1877, the Clydesdale Horse Society of Scotland was formed, followed in 1879 by the American Clydesdale Association (later renamed the Clydesdale Breeders of the USA) which served both American and Canadian breed enthusiasts. The first American stud book was published in 1882.  In 1883, the short-lived Select Clydesdale Horse Society was founded to compete with the Clydesdale Horse Society. It was started by two breeders dedicated to improving the breed, an who were responsible in large part for the introduction of Shire blood into the Clydesdale.
A 1904 drawing of a Clydesdale mare

Large numbers of Clydesdales were exported from Scotland in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with 1,617 stallions leaving the country in 1911 alone. Between 1884 and 1945, export certificates were issued for 20,183 horses. These horses were exported to other countries in the British Empire, as well as North and South America, continental Europe and Russia. World War I saw the conscription of thousands of horses for the war effort, and after the war breed numbers declined as farms became increasingly mechanized. This decline continued between the wars. Following World War II the number of Clydesdale breeding stallions in England dropped from more than 200 in 1946 to 80 in 1949. By 1975, the Rare Breeds Survival Trust considered them vulnerable to extinction, meaning there were fewer than 900 breeding females living.

Many of the horses exported from Scotland in the 19th and 20th centuries went to Australia and New Zealand In 1918, the Commonwealth Clydesdale Horse Soociety was formed as the association for the breed in Australia. Between 1906 and 1936, Clydesdales were bred so extensively in Australia that other draft breeds were almost unknown. By the late 1960s it was noted that “Excellent Clydesdale horses are bred in Victoria and New Zealand; but, at least in the former place, it is considered advisable to keep up the type by frequent importations from England.” Over 25,000 Clydesdales were registered in Australia between 1924 and 2008. The popularity of the Clydesdale led to it being called “the breed that built Australia”.

In the 1990s, the breed’s popularity and numbers began to rise. By 2005, the Rare Breeds Survival Trust had moved the breed to “at risk” status, meaning there were fewer than 1,500 breeding females living. However, by 2010 they had been moved back to vulnerable. The Clydesdale is considered to be at “watch” status by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, meaning that as of 2010 less than 2,500 horses are registered annually in the USA and less than 10,000 exist worldwide. As of 2010, there are estimated to be around 5,000 Clydesdales worldwide, with around 4,000 in the US and Canada,  800 in the UK and the rest in other countries, including Russia, Japan, Germany and South Africa.

FEBRUARY 3, 2011
AHC WASHINGTON UPDATE – American Horse Council

This week the Senate approved an amendment to the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act that will repeal the recent 1099 paperwork mandate.  The amendment was offered by Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).

The 1099 paperwork mandate was a provision of the health care bill passed last year that imposes new tax reporting requirements, on every business in the U.S., including those in the horse industry, beginning in 2012.

There were several attempts to repeal the 1099 requirement last Congress which failed.

The AHC supports repeal of the new 1099 reporting requirement.

Background

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“Health Care Bill”) that was signed into law last year included a provision broadly-expanding 1099 IRS form reporting requirements starting in 2012.  Currently the law requires 1099s to be sent to any independent contractor that receives $600 or more from a business in a year.  The new requirement requires 1099s be sent not only to independent contractors but also to any individual or corporation from whom a business purchases a total of $600 or more in goods or services in any given year.  Its stated purpose is to identify unreported taxable income, fraudulent tax deductions, and increase tax compliance.

This new requirement will greatly increase the administrative burden on all businesses, particularly small businesses, including those in the horse industry.  For example if a horse farm buys $600 worth of hay and grain from a particular retailer, or purchases buckets and bridles for a total of $600 from a tack shop, or an even buys office supplies of $600 from a supply store over the course of the year, or an individual buys a computer for $700 from a local store, they are required to issue each business a 1099 form that must be completed and returned to the IRS.  This reporting mandate places an added burden on each business involved.  The horse businesses would have to collect information and tax identification numbers for every entity they do $600 worth of business with and mail them forms and the business receiving the forms must complete them.

The Stabenow amendment repeals only the new reporting requirements.  Businesses would still have to send 1099s to independent contractors.

Next steps

The Senate must now approve the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act which will then be considered by the House. Repeal of the 1099 provision has broad bipartisan support. But the larger bill may or may not pass both the Senate and the House. Therefore, repeal at this juncture is not assured.

Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE), Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Congressman Dan Lungren (R-CA), and Congressmen Steve Scalise (R-LA), have each introduced stand alone bills that would also repeal the 1099 provision.

The AHC supports repeal of the new 1099 reporting requirement.

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Aurora, CO (January 27, 2011) —The Arabian Horse Foundation has announced it received a $50,000 gift from the Barbara Wright Hutton Trust, the largest gift the non-profit entity has ever received since re-launching in 2007. The $50,000 gift was directed to horse rescue and rehoming and to equine research.

“This gift speaks volumes for the message it conveys and represents an investment in the future of the Foundation,” said AHF President Larry Kinneer. “It is a clear indication of a family’s belief and trust in the Foundation to use their gift wisely. The Foundation board deeply appreciates this major gift.”

“I know my aunt would be pleased to know that her gift will be used for something that meant a lot to her and will make a difference in impacting the welfare of horses,” stated Wright Hutton’s niece, Jackie Johnston, an Arabian horse owner and an AHA judge of national and international shows.

Ms. Wright Hutton lived in St. Louis, Missouri, owned an Arabian and loved horses. Johnston describes her aunt as “a charitable person,” and recalls that her aunt, “truly enjoyed horses,” and was introduced to horses at various camps at an early age. Prior to Wright Hutton’s passing in 2008, she urged Johnston, the executor and a trustee of her Trust, to give to worthy animal charities.

Johnston said she hopes that the gift will encourage others to consider the Foundation in estate planning and encourage Arabian horse owners to consider the Foundation in their will, as well as annual giving.
The Arabian Horse Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charity; all gifts are tax deductible.

Wright Hutton’s gift assures that funds will be available for outreach to equine rescue and rehoming and to equine research for years to come. “The more assets we have, the more grants and support we can give to all funding areas of the Foundation,” he said. Since the Foundation was re-launched four years ago at the AHA Annual Convention, the board has given away over $75,000 in youth scholarships and equine rescue and equine research.

Over the last 18 months, over 225 individuals have donated to the Foundation. Many are donating when joining AHA or renewing their memberships by checking the donation box. “Some are giving $5, others $25 and some $100,” Kinneer said. “All gifts, no matter if they are large or small, are extremely important to the Foundation as all contributions help us build the Foundation’s assets, enabling us to give more dollars to those in need. We are making a difference in many ways and with the financial support of our members, we can do even more.”

Through grant money from the Foundation, tremendous strides have been made in Lavender Foal Syndrome and Cellebellar Abiotrophy research being done at UC Davis and Cornell University. The Foundation has advisory panels which accept and review grant applications. “The Foundation board wants to make sure the dollars entrusted to us go to projects and needs that are well-researched and worthy of funding,” Kinneer added.

While this is the largest gift in the past four years, the Foundation received a $10,000 gift from Iron Horse Farms two years ago which helped establish the Patrick Swayze and Lisa Niemi Scholarship. The Foundation also recently received a gift of $5,000 from an Arabian horse owner in Texas who stated she wanted to give to scholarships “to carry out charitable giving for scholarships initiated by my parents.” In the past four years the Foundation has established, in addition to the Swayze-Niemi Scholarship, two others: one in honor of immediate past AHA President Myron Krause, and another in memory of Russ Vento.

In addition to Kinneer, other members of the Foundation board are: Lollie Ames, Nancy Harvey, Jim Cada, Frank Galovic and Terry Johnson. Donations can be made online, through Paypal, by visiting the web site at www.arabianhorsefoundation.org. Checks can be sent, along with a designation of where funds are to be used, to Jim Cada, Treasurer, 1024 K. St., Lincoln, NE 68508.

The final leg of the 2011 National Reined Cow Horse Association Circle Y Ranch Derby was completed mid-day Monday, January 31. The Circle Y Ranch is one-third of the Celebration of Champions, which also hosts the NRCHA World Championship Show presented by John Deere, and the World’s Greatest Horseman. The Celebration of Champions is held annually at the 1^st Community Credit Union Spur Arena in San Angelo, Texas.

The fast-paced action of the signature cow work resulted in high scores, “ah” moments, and a lucrative payout that exceeded $120,000!

Open Champions

Prior to the cow work of the Derby, Boyd Rice and Boonie Toons were sitting in second place – 5.5 points behind the leaders. With a little luck and a cow work that resulted in a 147, the Spearman, Texas, trainer and the Peptoboonsmal stallion, out of Shiney Tari, won the Open Championship and the accompanying check for $9,212.

“He was good in the cutting. We cut some soft cattle but he worked well,” noted Rice, who has won nearly $3 million in National Cutting Horse Association competition. “He was the best he’s ever been in the rein work, and we were a 147.5. The cow didn’t run as hard as he could, but my horse was just perfect and gave it everything he had.”

Boonie Tunes is owned by Danny Poole of Texline, Texas, and was shown at all the major NCHA events with Rice in the saddle. “I started to have some trouble with him and decided to show him in the cow horse. He was pretty natural at it,” Rice said. Boonie Tunes won his first cow horse event – the Faith Performance Horses Derby in Ardmore, Oklahoma – and was a finalist in the Open Hackamore at the 2010 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity. In fact, the Circle Y Ranch Derby is only the stallion’s third cow horse event.

Rice explained that he’s trained and ridden cutting horses for Poole since 1985. “This is Danny’s first cow horse. He went to a clinic that Todd Crawford and I did, and he’ll start showing cow horses soon,” he said.

After the awards ceremony, where Circle Y Ranch trainers Gerald Cosby and Benton Bland presented the awards, Rice said, “I thank Penny Youngblood and the Circle Y Ranch for sponsoring this event every year. Everyone appreciates her and the Circle Y Ranch.”

Intermediate Open

Although Rice and Boonie Tunes won the title, Madera, California, trainer Lyn Anderson and Tuckers Smart Cat didn’t make it easy, marking a 151 in the cow work to come within a point of the championship with a 440. However, along with winning $7,369 for the Reserve Championship, Anderson and the 4-year-old cow horse, by WR This Cats Smart out of Smoke Time Tuck, also won the Intermediate Open Championship and $2,240. Tuckers Smart Cat is owned by David Archer of Clovis, California.

“That cow work was pretty exciting. I’ve never ran him that hard or fast – I didn’t know he could go that fast yet! It was really cool,” she noted. The 151 was the highest score marked during the entire day of competition. Anderson has ridden several horses out of Smoke Time Tuck to major titles. “All of these babies have been spectacular fence horses so I knew he had it in him – but I was just really impressed that he was able to do it when not everything was perfect.”

Anderson and Tuckers Smart Cat also marked 141 in the herd work and 148 in the rein work.

Anderson thanked her herd help, which included Dan Roeser, Todd Crawford, Ron Ralls, and Mark Luis. “I didn’t make it easy for them, but they were great,” she said. “Thank you also to David and Barbara Archer for being such great owners and supporters of the NRCHA.”

Ron Emmons rode Chic N Fried Oak E, by Olena Oak and out of High Time Playboy, to win the Intermediate Open Reserve Championship with a 432. Owners Nichole Scott and Mel Smith, of Dunnigan, California, collected $1,792 for the win.

Limited Open

John Swales and CD Ben were the Limited Open Champions with a composite score of 428. Swales and CD Ben, owned by Mary Reti of Elnora, Alberta, Canada, will return to Canada nearly $5,000 richer, thanks to also placing in both the Intermediate Open and Open divisions.

Swales and CD Ben marked 143 in the herd work, 145 in the rein work, and finished with a 140 in the fence work. “He felt really good in the herd work, but I didn’t get the cows cut that I wanted for him. He felt good in the rein work, but things didn’t go as well as I wanted in the fence work,” he said.

Swales has ridden CD Ben, by Soula Jule Star and out of CD Precious Gem, since March of 2010. “I believe that he is the first cow horse for Mary. They’ve mainly owned reiners,” he said.

Swales, a two-time NRCHA World’s Greatest Horseman finalist, was the 2010 Canada’s Greatest Horseman Champion. He has a busy week – not only does he have another World’s Greatest Horseman entry, he is also competing in the NRCHA World Championship Show in the Open Bridle, Open Two Rein, and Open Hackamore.

Kelby Phillips and One Time Tonite, by One Time Pepto and out of Shortys Rooster, were the Limited Open Derby Reserve Champions with a 427.5. One Time Tonite, owned by RT Stuart Ranch of Waurika, Oklahoma, earned $1,792 in the Limited Open division.

Novice Horse Open

NRCHA Hall of Famer Doug Williamson won the Novice Horse Open title on Moon Me Pepto, owned by Barbara Hastings. That win netted $2,266, and they took home an additional $4,066 for a fourth place tie in the Open division.

It’s actually the first show for the 5-year-old cow horse, by Peptoboonsmal and out of Lenas Sissy Moon. Moon Me Pepto was injured as a 3-year-old, and unable to be shown his Futurity or first Derby year.

Williamson, of Bakersfield, California, and Moon Me Pepto marked a 146.5 in the herd work. “He’s a neat little cutter. He’s still a little green in the rein work and was a 144, and then he was a 146 down the fence,” he said. “How can you beat that? I couldn’t have asked for more from him!”

Williamson has ridden several horses for Hastings, of Glendale, California. “Barbara is a great lady and a great customer. She stands behind me so well. She’s got some good colts coming up, too,” he said.

Williamson was the 2010 NRCHA World’s Greatest Horseman Reserve Champion with Hes Wright On, and the pair will be taking another shot at the title, beginning with the preliminary competition on Wednesday, February 2.

Finishing as the Novice Horse Open Reserve Champion was Robbie Boyce and Smart Little Dillon, who finished the Derby with a 426. The reserve title netted Sherman Living Trust, of Sheridan, Wyoming, $1,813. Smart Little Dillon is by Matt Dillon Dun It out of Little Suzana.

Penny Youngblood’s Circle Y Ranch has been the presenting sponsor of this Derby for many years, and the Circle Y Ranch has recently come on as an NRCHA Breeders Sponsor. Circle Y Ranch sits on a beautiful 400-acre site outside Aubrey, Texas. The Circle Y Ranch has been breeding quarter horses for more than 30 years for use in reined cow horse events under the direction of trainer Gerald Cosby along with Benton Bland.

The Circle Y Ranch is home to Bets Smart Lena, the 2007 NRCHA Limited Open Hackamore National Champion and Reserve World Champion. For more information, visit www.circleyquarterhorses.com.

The NRCHA Celebration of Champions, held at the 1^st Community Credit Union Spur Arena in San Angelo, Texas, features the Circle Y Ranch Derby, the NRCHA World Championship Show presented by John Deere, and the NRCHA World’s Greatest Horseman. The show in its entirety can be seen free of charge thanks to NRCHA Official Videographer Galloping Video. To view the live webcast, visit the NRCHA website or Galloping Video’s website at www.gallopingvideo.com.

The National Reined Cow Horse Association, now in its 61st year, is the governing body of cow horse competition, is responsible for promoting the sport, insuring high standards of competition and educating members and the public about the history and tradition of the cow horse. Through the support of a Corporate Partner family that includes Adequan, Bob’s Custom Saddles, Cinch, Classic Equine, Gist Silversmiths, John Deere, Markel Insurance Company, Nutrena, Pfizer Animal Health, Platinum Performance, Quarter Horse News, Rios of Mercedes, Running W Designs, the Silver Legacy Hotel and Casino, and Merial products UlcerGard and EQUIOXX, the association works to keep the vaquero tradition alive in today’s equine industry. For information on the National Reined Cow Horse Association, call 580-759-4949 or visit the NRCHA Official Web Site at www.nrcha.com.

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