Update From The NRHA Board Of Directors
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Following the May 6, 2013 National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Board of Directors meeting it was brought to their attention that the motion which named Beth Himes the interim Executive Director may not have complied with NRHA’s bylaws. Therefore, on May 16, 2013 the NRHA Board of Directors held a conference call to consider the previous motion.
Sly Playgirl Wins BI Classic/Challenge Open
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Owner Luis DeArmas and Sly PlaygirlSly Playgirl needed to win Tuesday’s Classic/Challenge Open finals with trainer Jaime Snider to become the Breeder’s Invitational All-Time Top Earning Horse and that’s what she did. A first-set 221 by the 6-year-old mare (That Sly Cat x Taquitas Playgirl x Freckles Playboy) and Snider, 33, Lipan, Texas, held up for a victory worth $22,826.
Calvyn Loree Dies
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Calvyn M. Loree passed away peacefully on the morning of Thursday, May 9, 2013 at the age of 82 years.
Cal and his wife Rosemarie of Loree Quarter Horses were perhaps best known in American Quarter Horse circles as long time halter horse breeders and owners/exhibitors of such famous horses as Coosa, Ima Cool Skip, CRL Shesa Cool Coosa, and Perpetualism. Cal and Rosemarie began showing halter horses in Canada in the 1980s, where they fitted all their horses themselves before asking a local trainer to show them.
Tornados Strike Cutting Capital
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Quarter Horse News Editor Stacy Pigott saw the Parker County tornado from the Interstate. When she arrived home, there were rotating clouds in her Brock neighborhood. Photo by Amy NeslerThe Dallas-Fort Worth area in Texas experienced a strong bout of severe weather Wednesday evening, May 15, which resulted in several tornados. One tornado touched down in the cutting capital of the world – Weatherford, Texas, and another slammed through Granbury.
Gunner Claims NRHA Five Million Dollar Sire Status In Nine Months
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In less than nine months after earning his Four Million Sire status, Colonels Smoking Gun (Gunner) has become the National Reining Horse Association’s (NRHA) fourth Five Million Dollar Sire. As of May 13, the NRHA Hall of Fame inductee has official offspring earnings of $5,096,543.
“We feel very lucky to have another great horse in our life, Hollywood Dun It being the first. No matter how great any horse is, it still takes all the people in his life to make him successful. We have so many people to thank for his success and we just want each of them to know how much we appreciate their investment in Gunner and our program,” said Tim and Colleen McQuay after learning of the achievement.
