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Written by Mark Thompson
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T. J. Good
Champions Trick Pepto and T.J. Good originally weren’t entered in the March 12 Cattlemens Derby Open in Graham, Texas because Good thought the mare might need more time off after competing at a cutting recently. But in Graham, they each earned their first career limited-age victory and a $12,267 with a 220 from the No. 6 draw in the second of two nine-horse sets.
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Written by Katie Tims
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Sam Shepard
The Open Novice divisions are finished at the NCHA Eastern National Championships, presented by The Four Sixes Ranch, and it was Alabama trainer Sam Shepard who took the lion’s share in those classes, winning the $10,000 Novice Open and taking Reserve in the $3,000 Novice Open on Dees Mr Charles, a gelding owned by Pine Island Ranch, an operation that belongs to Edley Hixson Jr. and his wife, Sue, Deridder, La. In the $3,000 Novice Open, Mississippi Cat and Eddie Braxton marked a heated 225 to earn the Championship.
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Written by Mark Thompson
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A daily parking fee of either $5 or $6 that had been scheduled to go into effect during early February for all parking spaces surrounding the Will Rogers complex in Fort Worth, including Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum, has been delayed until after the 2010 National Cutting Horse Association Super Stakes, scheduled for March 26-April 16.
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Written by QHN
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Written by Pat Feuerstein
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Outta Dough and Michael Berg
Outta Dough (Gallo Del Cielo x Dough Olena x Doc O’Lena) was in the money big time at the Cactus Reining Classic in Scottsdale, Ariz. Ridden by Michael Berg for Dorothy Queen, Whitesboro, Texas, Outta Dough won the $30,000-added Open and $10,000-added Intermediate Open divisions on March 6. They scored a 227 and earned a total of $15,669.
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Written by Stephanie Duquette
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Effective July 31, U.S. equines bound for processing at Canadian plants must be accompanied by a detailed Equine Identification Document (EID), a several-page signed declaration from the owner. The EID is a complete written and visual description of the animal, its health history, and any medications and vaccines given during the six months before processing.
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Written by Stephanie Duquette
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Corey Cushing
Arizona trainer Corey Cushing piloted Smart Boons (Peptoboonsmal x Smart Little Easter x Smart Little Lena) to win the National Stock Horse Association Classic Open Championship Feb. 28 in Tulare, Calif. The stallion is owned by Kevin and Sydney Knight, Peoria, Ariz.
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Written by Pat Feuerstein
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Craig Schmersal
The weather was uncharacteristically cold; however, the heat generated in the show pen warmed the hearts of avid reiners watching the Seminole Hard Rock Reining Classic Derby held Saturday evening at the Bob Thomas Equestrian Center, Tampa, Fla.
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Written by Pat Feuerstein
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NRHA President Rick Weaver, Fairview, Penna., confirmed that Dale Wilkinson, 84, passed away this morning at Doctors Hospital in Augusta, Ga. On March 4 he underwent surgery to repair a shattered hip suffered at home on Feb. 22.
“It’s been a rough time for Dale and his family this past few weeks,” Weaver said. “It was time for Dale to go. It’s time for us to celebrate the time we had with him and be happy we knew him and got to spend time with him. Certainly this is a huge loss to all of us. Dale has affected so many lives – and not just with their involvement with horses.”
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Written by Mark Thompson
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Gene McKown (left) with son Vernon as they work on the Skaggs family home.
From Feb. 1-Feb. 6 and within 106 hours, Ideal Homes battled snow, rain and mud to complete construction of a 2,800-foot modern ranch house for the neighboring Slaughterville, Okla., Skaggs family. It includes a 3-year-old boy, Jhett, who underwent a heart transplant when he was just 10 months old.
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Written by Katie Tims
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2010 AQHA Hall of Fame Inductee Carol Rose and AQHA President Jim Helzer
Although many AQHA members expected cloning to be the hot topic of the 2010 Convention in Kissimmee, Fla., held at the Gaylord Palms Resort March 5-8, the biggest fireworks were at the conclusion of the event when a nominee from the floor of the final board of directors meeting became one of two new Executive Committee members.
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Written by Susan Morrison
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All In Wrangler and Dell Hendricks
All In Wrangler, a 4-year-old stallion owned by Glen Reed, picked up his third aged-event win when Dell Hendricks rode him to a 224.5 on March 6 at the Cowboy Capital Reining Classic Derby at Lone Star Arena in Stephenville, Texas.
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Written by Mark Thompson
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Ms Peppy Cat and Pete Branch
Ms Peppy Cat and Pete Branch, record-breaking National Cutting Horse Association Open World Champions in 2008, padded an early lead for the 2010 title on March 5 by winning the second leg of the 2010 Mercuria/NCHA World Series of Cutting in Houston.
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Written by Susan Morrison
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Chad Bushaw
The Arbuckle Mountain Futurity wrapped up Tuesday in Ardmore, Okla., with three finals. Chad Bushaw, Weatherford, Texas, took home the 5/6-Year-Old Non-Pro Championship with a score of 221 on Snow Rey (Dual Rey x Lenas Snow x Docs Stylish Oak), a 6-year-old stallion with prior earnings of $163,528. The win was worth $10,566.
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Sign up for the Quarter Horse News March online contest and you may win 25 lbs of Platinum Performance CJ and a bucket of Platinum EQ Bars. To sign up, click here.
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Written by Mark Thompson
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Tim and Diane Smith with 4YO Open award.
Flo Like A Cat, a 4-year-old mare who secured most of her $36,279 in prior earnings as the 2009 Pacific Coast Cutting Horse Association Futurity Open Champion with trainer Tim Smith, teamed with Smith again to win the 4-Year-Old Open at the South Point Winter Championships.
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