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$50,000 Jack & Phoebe Cooke Open Bridle Spectacular Kicks Off With Herd Work
Three top trainers are in a dead heat after completing the herd work of the $50,000 Jack & Phoebe Cooke Open Bridle Spectacular at the 2008 National Reined Cow Horse Association Derby, held June 17-22 at the Paso Robles Event Center in Paso Robles, California. Jon Roeser, riding Boons Royal Legacy, Bob Avila riding Chics Magic Potion, and Todd Crawford riding Smart Shinetta all scored a 216 to tie for the lead going into the next round of competition. ... Read the full article

Crawford Rides Cookin Merada to Win Circle Y Ranch SRCHA Open Derby
Todd Crawford, of Blanchard, Oklahoma, rode Cookin Merada to win the Circle Y Ranch Southwest Reined Cow Horse Association Open Derby, held during the Fort Dodge Animal Health Celebration of Champions. Crawford, a National Reined Cow Horse Association Million Dollar Rider, was pleased with the loud over paint's performance. "This is a really good horse, and it's great to win here against this tough competition," he noted modestly. ... Read the full article

Shady Lil Starlight and Jake Telford Win NRCHA Stakes Open Two Rein Championship
The 2008 National Reined Cow Horse Association Stakes, held March 26-30 at the Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, Idaho, not only features the headline 4-and 5-year-old event. It also has a horse show with a full-slate of NRCHA approved classes that provide a chance for different stages of horses, from hackamore to bridle horses, to show. One important step – and class – is the Two Rein, which is the transitional stage between the hackamore and bridle. ... Read the full article

Lyle Lovett and Smart Shinetta Win First 2009 NRBC Ancillary Class
Lyle Lovett did not have firm plans to show Smart Shinetta in the National Reining Horse Association ancillary classes at the National Reining Breeders Classic when his friend and trainer, Todd Crawford, brought the talented mare to Katy, Texas, f ... Read the full article

Debbie Crawford Posts High Score in Non Pro Limited Preliminaries
Debbie Crawford, of Goldthwaite, Texas, rode former National Reining Horse Association Non Pro Futurity Champion Fridays Gold Eclipse to the top score of the Non Pro Limited preliminaries during the National Reined Cow Horse Association Fort Dodge Celebration of Champions on Thursday, February 21. ... Read the full article

Todd Fitch Rides What Happened Uno to 2008 NRCHA Stakes Limited Open Hackamore Championship
Coming off both a Limited Open Hackamore World and Reserve National Championship, Todd Fitch had trouble believing that he and What Happened Uno could win another National Reined Cow Horse Association premier event. ... Read the full article

Todd Bergen and Nics Black Diamond Win Preliminary Rein Work and Lead Open Composite
Todd Bergen and Nics Black Diamond didn’t leave much to chance as they completed the second leg of preliminary competition at the 2008 National Reined Cow Horse Association Derby in Paso Robles, California. The pair earned a resounding approval from the judges, scoring a 225 to easily top the field of 101 ... Read the full article

Michelle Cowan and Anne Reynolds Top 2009 NRCHA Derby Non Pro Herd Work Prelims
The action at the 2009 National Reined Cow Horse Association Derby in Paso Robles, California, began Wednesday, June 17 with the Non Pro, Intermediate Non Pro, and Amateur divisions. Later in the day, the nation's top reined cow horses competed in th ... Read the full article

NRCHA Regional Awards Upgraded for 2008
NRCHA Regional Champions and Reserve Champions in each of the twelve sanctioned NRCHA events will be thrilled with the newly enhanced NRCHA Awards Program. ... Read the full article

Tucker Robinson Rides Days Zanolena to Win 2008 NRCHA Stakes
The National Reined Cow Horse Association Stakes made for a week of excitement at the Idaho Horse Park in Nampa, Idaho. From the beginning days of preliminaries to the finals, there was about anything a true cow horse fan could want - great horses, great runs, great watching, and even a visit from Idaho Governor and First Lady, Butch and Lori Otter. ... Read the full article

2007 NRCHA Raffle Colt Donated by Ward Ranch
The National Reined Cow Horse Association (NRCHA) and Ward Ranch have announced the selection of the 2007 NRCHA Raffle Colt. Each year the historic Ward Ranch of Kingsburg, CA, donates an exceptional 2-year-old to be raffled off to benefit the NRCHA ... Read the full article

Tucker Robinson Wins 2008 NRCHA Open and Intermediate Open Derby on Days Zanolena
After winning the NRCHA Stakes, and the NRCHA Hackamore Classic, Tucker Robinson and Days Zanolena again claimed another National Reined Cow Horse Association Premiere event - the 2008 NRCHA Derby. But after the preliminaries and the first two phases of the finals were dominated by other outstanding horses and trainers, even Robinson himself was taken by surprise when his cow work score of 222 put his composite score at a 653 – enough to take over the lead from Doug Williamson, who tied himself for second with identical scores of 650.5. ... Read the full article

Michelle Cowan Wins Circle Y Ranch SRCHA Derby Non Pro Championship; Tammy Johnston Takes Intermediate
Michelle Cowan collected all the rewards at the Circle Y Ranch SRCHA Derby on her horse, Reward Me Please (Chic Please X Reward Me Peppy), when her 146.5 in the cow work broke a tie with Tammy Johnston and clinched the Non Pro Championship. Her last National Reined Cow Horse Association event, the 2007 NRCHA Snaffle Bit Futurity, had the same result - but on a different mare, Wheres My Shine (Shining Spark X Boomerita), also entered in the Derby. ... Read the full article

Jake Telford Wins 2008 Snaffle Bit Futurity Open Two Rein Championship on Shady Lil Starlight
The 2008 National Reined Cow Horse Association Snaffle Bit Futurity’s first horse show classes kicked off with the Open Two Rein on Saturday, September 27. ... Read the full article

Jay McLaughlin Wins Snaffle Bit Futurity Rein Work Prelims on Genuine Masterpiece
The National Reined Cow Horse Association’s premiere triathlon event – the Snaffle Bit Futurity – completed the second leg of Open preliminary competition Thursday evening. ... Read the full article

Smart Little Pepinic and John Ward Win 2008 NRCHA Hackamore Classic Open Bridle Spectacular
Along with being one of the National Reined Cow Horse Association’s major events, the NRCHA Hackamore Classic, held April 25-27 in Paso Robles, California, also boasts a full slate of NRCHA approved classes – the highlight of which are the Open and Non Pro Bridle Spectaculars. These events for bridle horses feature herd work in addition to the rein and cow work of regular Bridle classes. ... Read the full article

What Happened Uno Wins 2007 NRCHA Limited Open Hackamore World Championship
“I’ve had the best year I’ve ever had showing,” said Arbon, Idaho, trainer Todd Fitch prior to the NRCHA World Championship Show. And after the Limited Open Hackamore finals, his year improved even more, as he took the Limited Open Hackamore World Championship on What Happened Uno. ... Read the full article

A Familiar Name in the Lead at the NRCHA Stakes
Jo Anne Carollo Tops Non Pro Herd Work on Repeat Plan The action started Wednesday, March 28, at the National Reined Cow Horse Association Stakes, at the Idaho Horse Park, in Nampa, Idaho, and Jo Anne Carollo claimed the Non Pro Herd Wor ... Read the full article

NRCHA World Show Goes International
NRCHA World Championship Show Presented by Bell Performance Horses During the Annual Fort Dodge Animal Health NRCHA Celebration of Champions, February 16-24, the NRCHA World Championship Show Presented by Bell Performance Horses comma ... Read the full article

NRCHA Stakes Begins at Idaho Horse Park - Catch the Action via Live Feed
The eyes of the cow horse world turn to Nampa, Idaho as the NRCHA Stakes begins today. And if you can’t be there, the next best thing is to watch the action on the special live internet feed provided by Galloping Video. Just go to www.nrcha.com and c ... Read the full article