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2007 Southwest Reining Horse Association On-Line Stallion Auction A Huge Success!
For the second year in a row, the Southwest Reining Horse Association hit a home run with its On-line Stallion Auction. The auction debuted last year and its proceeds boosted the added money at the SWRHA Futurity by an impressive $35,000. ... Read the full article

Roger Barral and The Ultimate Magnum Win SWRHA Futurity Show Limited Open
Roger Barral earned the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity Horse Show Limited Open Championship on The Ultimate Magnum with a score of 221.5. That high score garnered owner Jean Defrates Piper a check for $374, a pewter trophy, and a special Cruisin’ Cooler. ... Read the full article

Tim McQuay Rides For Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity Championship
Tim McQuay, the National Reining Horse Association’s first $2 Million Rider, uncharacteristically had only one horse qualified for the Billingsley Ford Open Futurity Finals at the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity. But one was really all ... Read the full article

Mathieu Buton Wins SWRHA Limited Open Championship on Zumbar Rojo
Mathieu Buton competed in his first Futurity at last year's Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity. He returned in 2008 on Zumbar Rojo to mark a 220.5 in the finals and earn the Limited Open Championship, a check for $3,092, a saddle, and a Lawson bronze. ... Read the full article

Greg Hall and Got No Diamonds Win SWRHA Futurity Horse Show Intermediate Open
Greg Hall rode his horse, Got No Diamonds, to win the Intermediate Open at the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity Horse Show. The pair scored a 221.5 in the class to not only earn $659, but also a Morrison Bronze and one of the Southwest Reining Horse Association’s signature 4-Wheelers! ... Read the full article

Paychecks and Prizes Plentiful at 2008 SWRHA Futurity
The Southwest Reining Horse Association has announced that the added money for its 2008 Futurity, scheduled for October 21-26, has increased by over $13,000! The event, which will be held at the newly renovated Hardy Murphy Coliseum in Ardmore, Oklahoma, will feature $135,500 in added money. That comes in a large part from the over $70K generated by the 2008 SWRHA Online Stallion Auction. ... Read the full article

Mandy McCutcheon and Smart Scat Win 2008 SWRHA Non Pro Futurity
For the second year in a row, Mandy McCutcheon earned the Non Pro Championship at the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity. This year, her partner was Smart Scat, who is owned by her brother-in-law, Jim McCutcheon. ... Read the full article

Jordan Donnelly Wins SWRHA Futurity Horse Show Youth 13 & Under
Jordan Donnelly, of Aubrey, Texas, and Chexable have had a busy week at the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity Horse Show. On Friday, they competed in an exciting run off for the National Reining Horse Association Non Pro class Championship, earning Reserve, and also earned the Novice Horse Non Pro Reserve Championship. ... Read the full article

Christy McElreath Wins SWRHA Futurity Horse Show Youth 14-18 on Tejons Impy
Christy McElreath earned the Youth 14-18 Championship at the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity Horse Show. After marking a 72 in the go round, she was pretty sure she had the lead, then Emile Laversin entered the arena in the last set to tie her score. ... Read the full article

Jana Simons and Gunner Hold Your Fire Win SWRHA Intermediate Non Pro
Jana Simons earned the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity Horse Show Intermediate Non Pro class on her horse, Gunner Hold Your Fire. The pair marked a score of 146.5, collecting $584. Simons was also awarded a Morrison Bronze and a mini 4-Wheeler. ... Read the full article

Charlie Wiederholt Wins SWRHA Non Pro Prime Time on Sparkin Personality
Charlie Wiederholt topped the Non Pro Prime Time Finals on Sparkin Personality after marking a score of 218, earning $540. But the Hastings, Minnesota, competitor also earned third place in the Non Pro, collecting an additional $2,846. He took home a Morrison Bronze and a Cruisin’ Cooler for the Championship, and a saddle pad from Kyle Tack for the third place in the Non Pro. ... Read the full article

Jared LeClair and Electric Code Win SWRHA Open and Intermediate Open Futurity
Jared LeClair was riding to win the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity – and he did so handily on Electric Code, owned by L & D Partnership. Coming in as draw 19, he knew that the bar had already been set high, as the high score was a 224. ... Read the full article

Fred Thomsson Tops Open Preliminaries on Banjo Hustler
While some other equine events across the country have experienced a slight decrease in entries, the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity only continues to grow. ... Read the full article

Allison Sutton Wins SWRHA Futurity Intermediate and Limited Non Pro on All About Wimpy
Allison Sutton earned two Championships at the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity, clinching both the Intermediate and Limited Non Pro titles on All About Wimpy. The pair marked a score of 218, topping the Intermediate Non Pro by three points, and the Limited Non Pro by four. ... Read the full article

Mandy McCutcheon and Smart Scat Win SWRHA Futurity Non Pro Prelims
The third day of competition was commemorated with the largest Non Pro Futurity class in the Southwest Reining Horse Association’s history, with more than fifty entries. In fact, total entries for all Non Pro divisions were up by 67 horses to 162. ... Read the full article

Kimberly Tillman and Im Genuinely Smart Win 2008 SWRHA Rookie
Kimberly Tillman was all smiles after winning the Rookie class for the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity Horse Show. She partnered with her horse, Im Genuinely Smart, to mark a 71.5, earning the title, $100, a plaque, and a special yellow mini 4-Wheeler, compliments of the SWRHA. ... Read the full article

Matthew Armenta Wins 2008 SWRHA Non Pro on Sweet Magnum Dream
The excitement at the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity Horse Show rose to a crescendo at the culmination of the National Reining Horse Association approved Non Pro class. ... Read the full article

The Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity Returns for 2008
The Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity has proven to live up to its slogan “Where the Finest Go First.” Last year, for example, Millionaire Non Pro Rider Mandy McCutcheon earned the 2007 Southwest Reining Horse Association Non Pro Futurity Championship on Haidachino Hollywood – and a little over a month later, she rode him to win the 2007 National Reining Horse Association Futurity Non Pro Championship. Indeed the horses that debut at the Southwest are always closely watched at the ensuing events and the show has a history of memory-making performances. ... Read the full article

Cade McCutcheon Rides Dun Being An Okie to the SWRHA Futurity Short Stirrup Championship
Possibly the most exciting class of the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity Horse Show, the 10 & Under Short Stirrup class boasted eight highly qualified entries. ... Read the full article

Ginger Schmersal Tops SWRHA Futurity Non Pro Preliminaries
The Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum in Ardmore, Oklahoma, has grown to one of the most prestigious Pre-NRHA Futurities around. Tagged as “Where the Finest go First,” the 2007 edition of the Futurity will pay ... Read the full article