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Need a Horse? Sept. 26, Nat'l Wild Horse Adoption Day

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Wild horse in Nevada

More than 25 locations across the United States will host wild horse adoptions Sept. 26, the date of the first National Wild Horse Adoption Day in the United States. A goal of 1,000 adoptions has been set for the first National Wild Horse Adoption Day with events taking place in 19 states across the country.

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The Texas Animal Health Commission just received the following information for horses moving to Canada from Texas for the Calgary Stampede. More stringent regulations are in place for Texas horses, due to vesicular stomatitis (VS). If you plan to haul your horse, PLEASE ensure that you can meet ALL the requirements.
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Wimpys Little Chic, NRHA's Richest Horse

Written by Press Release/QHN Staff (Waltenberry Photo)
Wimpys Little Chic and Shawn Flarida Wimpys Little Chic and National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Three Million Dollar Rider Shawn Flarida achieved another NRHA milestone at the 2009 NRHA Derby in Oklahoma City, Okla. The 5-year-old palomino mare, owned by Arcese Quarter Horses USA of Weatherford, Texas, finished third in the Level 4 Open division of this year’s event, pushing her total NRHA lifetime earnings to $413,182. Wimpys Little Chic is the first horse in NRHA history to cross the $400,000 earnings mark and is NRHA’s all-time leading money earner.
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RC Fancy Step/Shawn Flarida Win NRHA Derby

Written by Pat Feuerstein (Waltenberry photo)

RC Fancy Step and Shawn Flarida in their winning run at Congress

While temperatures soared in Oklahoma City, Okla., RC Fancy Step (Wimpys Little Step x Sonita Wilson x Doc Wilson) turned up the heat in the NRHA Derby Finals on June 27. The “fancy” palomino stallion, ridden by Shawn Flarida for Buffalo Ranch, Ft. Worth, Texas, scored a 232.5 to win the $80,000-added Open division of the NRHA Derby.

Written by Susan Morrison

Frederick Christen

Frederick Christen rode Skeets Little Annie to victory in the Non-Pro, Intermediate Non-Pro and Prime Time Non-Pro at the NRHA Derby on Friday, June 25, in Oklahoma City.

NCHA Convention: Mile High Meeting

Written by Katie Tims and Betsy Lynch

The newly installed NCHA Executive Committee (back row, left to right) Punk Carter, Barbara Brooks, Phil Rapp, Edley Hixon Jr., Maben Thompson, Dennie Dunn and Don Bussey; (front row, left to right) Jon White, Dr. Jerry Black, Chubby Turner, Chris Benedict, Keith Deaville and Ernie Beutenmiller.

Since the start of the year, opinions simmered about the proposed overhaul of the non-pro and amateur class structure within the National Cutting Horse Association. People were talking, and many thought there might even be some fireworks at the NCHA Convention, held June 19-21 in Denver. By the time cutters arrived in the Mile High City, their ideas were solidified, researched and ready to go.

Written by Pat Feuerstein

Craig Schmersal

Mr Dual Rey (Mister Dual Pep x Robin Red Rae x Dry Doc Red), ridden by Craig Schmersal for Holly Casey, Mansfield, Ga., scored a 224 to win the Adequan/USEF National Open Reining Championship on June 26, which included a $25,000 added FEI CRI division.

Written by Kendra Santos (Kirt Steinke photo)
Ryan Motes (right) and Caleb Mitchell with Bob Feist Just two weeks into their partnership, Texans Caleb Mitchell and Ryan Motes came tight on the title every team roper dreams of. Mitchell and Motes won it all at the 32nd edition of the Bob Feist Invitational Team Roping Classic at Reno, Nev., hauling home the $149,410 lion’s share of the richest one-day open roping in the world’s $700,000-plus in cash and prizes.
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