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Written by Mark Thompson
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Don Pooley
Peppys Shorty Nino, a 9-year-old gelding who earned less than $7,200 combined during 2008 and 2009, earned $7,260 on Feb. 7 at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo.
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Written by Stephanie Duquette
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Smokeelan and Randy Paul
The crowd at Spur Arena in San Angelo, Texas, held its breath until the last run in the World’s Greatest Horseman fence work Sunday, Feb. 7 waiting to see if the luck of the draw would grant Randy Paul and Smokeelan the cow they needed to overtake the leaders, Doug Williamson and Hes Wright On, who worked first in the set of 10 finalists.
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Written by Sonny Williams
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Izzy Paskowitz hanging 10
San Juan Capistrano is only 20 minutes from the deep blue waters of the Pacific Ocean, from swaying palms, sandy beaches and gentle surf ideal for longboarding. But Orange County’s oldest city is better known as the equestrian capital of the West Coast.
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Written by Texas A&M
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AgriLife Extension, part of the Texas A&M University System, will offer two workshops for horse owners this month.
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Written by Sonny Williams
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Black Place, Grey and Pink, 1949 (oil on canvas)
An exhibition of American artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s work, as well as photographs and sketches, will be on display at the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth, Texas, from Feb. 12-Sept. 6. The exhibit was made possible through a partnership with the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, N.M.
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Written by Stephanie Duquette
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Jay McLaughlin
Jay McLaughlin, head trainer at Carol Rose Quarter Horses, Gainesville, Texas, rode CD Dee Vee Dee, a horse Rose raised, to the Southwest Reined Cow Horse Association Circle Y Derby Open Championship. The Circle Y Derby is the first event at the National Reined Cow Horse Association Celebration of Champions in San Angelo, Texas.
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Written by Mark Thompson and Chris Gay
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Brad Mitchell
Cat A Rey, a stallion owned by 2009 Augusta Futurity 4-Year-Old Non-Pro Champion Barbara Brooks and her husband, country music star Kix Brooks, won the 2010 Futurity Open finals on Saturday, Jan. 30 in Augusta, Ga., with a 223 to earn $18,748.
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Written by Mark Thompson (Dave Hart photo)
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Ruby Too and Ray Baldwin
Ruby Too, a 4-year-old clone of 1987 mare Playboys Ruby (Freckles Playboy x Lenachick x Doc O’Lena), became the first cloned horse to ever compete at a limited-age cutting event on Jan. 27 and Jan. 28 at the 2010 Augusta Futurity in Augusta, Ga.
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Written by Stephanie Duquette
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Carol Rose and Jay McLaughlin
Horses from Carol Rose’s Gainesville, Texas, breeding program were well represented at the top of the results sheet at the NRCHA Celebration of Champions.
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Written by Katie Tims
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Dear Gussey along with Bill Riddle (left) and Don Bussey
One thing about it, the owner of the 4-year-old Open Champion horse at the Tunica Futurity was quite happy. Anne Riddle might not have been at the show to watch her horse in person, but she’s the one who bred, named and raised Dear Gussey, while her husband, NCHA Hall of Fame rider Bill Riddle, Ringling, Okla., rode the mare to her first big limited-age event win at Tunica, Miss., on Feb. 3. Dear Gussey and Riddle worked three cows for a 225-point score and a $17,415 purse.
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Written by NRHA
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The National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity/Derby Nomination Program made its debut in 2008 to help strengthen the NRHA Futurity and NRHA Derby by increasing and deepening the payouts seen at both events. In the inaugural year, 2,842 foals were nominated to the program by the Dec. 31 deadline.
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Written by Sonny Williams
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Bald Face Lie
Parker County, Texas, is offering a reward to capture the killer of Light N Lena filly Bald Face Lie. The 7-month-old, owned by Kris Larsen and fiance Billy Martin of the 72 Ranch, was shot between the eyes Jan. 24.
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Written by Fort Worth Business Press
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After the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo is over, improvements are planned to begin in March to the aging Will Rogers Memorial Center. Some upgrades will include new horse stalls and warm-up areas and improvements to seating and bathroom facilities.
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Written by John Alan Cohan
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The American wind power industry grew substantially in 2009, and at this point, almost 2 percent of the country’s electricity is produced from wind turbines. Many of these turbines are on farm and ranch properties all over the country. I have received many inquiries from people who have been approached by wind turbine developers.
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Written by Mark Thompson
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(Left to right) Chad Bushaw, Patty Tiberg, Phil Rapp, Ryan Rapp and Emma Grace Rapp
Prior winners Phil Rapp, 40, and Chad Bushaw, 36, both of Weatherford, Texas, received Equi-Stat Awards as cutting’s top 2009 Open and Non-Pro cutters, respectively, at the Augusta Futurity in Augusta, Ga., on Jan. 30. Equi-Stat and Quarter Horse News sponsor the award. Quarter Horse News Publisher Patty Tiberg presented Rapp and Bushaw with their awards in Augusta during the Saturday evening performance.
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Written by Mark Thompson
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High Brow CD and Austin Shepard
High Brow CD, a 6-year-old stallion who launched his career by carrying Summerdale, Ala., trainer Austin Shepard to consecutive Open titles at NCHA Futurity, Augusta Futurity, Tunica Futurity and NCHA Super Stakes events in late 2007 and early 2008, ended his competitive cutting career with an exciting but penalty-plagued 211.
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