Contents
AUG. 15, 2010

DEPARTMENTS
6   INSIGHTS AND OPINIONS
8   TACK ROOM TALK
18  GALA’S GAB
20  THE COMPETITIVE EDGE
78  CUTTING CALENDAR
80  CORNBREAD THINKS
82  STOPLIGHTS
84  REINING/REINED COW HORSE CALENDARS
88  THE FENCE TURN
110  THE AUCTION EAR/SALE CALENDAR
112  RANCH HORSE CALENDAR
114  RESULTS

FEATURES
26  BATTLE IN THE SADDLE
Competitors from multiple disciplines shoot it out at the inaugural American Western horse showdown.
By Sonny Williams and Erin Haynes

65  APHA WORLD SHOW
Patriotic ponies and people make the 2010 World Show a fun place to be.
By Jatona Sucamele and Bridget Cook

THE LEARNING CURVE
42   SHEER SPHERES
Mental conditioning and forward propulsion create effortless circles.
By Annie Lambert

CUTTING
51   NCHA SUMMER SPECTACULAR
Third Cutting and Boyd Rice claim their fourth victory in five visits to cutting's most prominent proving ground with spectacular 230 run.
By Mark Thompson, Bridget Cook and Jatona Sucamele

REINING / REINED COW HORSE
86   THE PROFILE
After a lifetime of showing in every discipline, from Western pleasure to roping, Shawn Hays finds his true calling with reined cow horses.
By Stephanie Duquette

90  COWTOWN DERBY & STOCK HORSE SHOW
In its second year, the Cowtown Derby & Stock Horse Show drew more entries, as ER Kolas Twirl and Jesse Thomson post a 75 in the cow work to win the Derby Open.
By Jennifer Webster