Arabian Reining
Arabian Reining Horse Futurity Classic Slides To Winning Close
The fourteenth Annual Arabian and
Half-Arabian Reining Horse Futurity Clas- sic at Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show at West World is in the record books. Members of Ara- bian Reining Horse Association (ARHA) and the Show staff can be rightly proud of a great Show under not the easiest of circumstances. Dark desert skies brought an abundance of rain for the first weekend, which although always welcome in the Sonoran Desert, does not make for an easy horse show. Fortunately, the West World facility offers multiple arenas with sev- eral covered; the staff quickly relocated and rescheduled classes and “the Show went on.” Both Shawn Martin, NRHA representa-
tive and Chelsea Dygert in ARHA office gave a lot of credit to the reining competitors for their outstanding cooperation and great attitude in moving through the qualifying classes under less than ideal circumstances. “People truly took the rain in stride to make the best of the conditions and help each other get through our schedule without the use of the practice arena for several days,” related Martin. Founded in 1998, the ARHA is dedicated to promoting the natural athletic abilities and versatility of Arabian and Half Arabian reining horses, the Futurity Classic at Scottsdale be- ing the focal point in that effort. Each year the membership driven organization has expanded the class schedules in response to ever increas- ing participation and competitor’s requests.
Finals Weekend Winners
Friday night of Finals Weekend present- ed by Markel Insurance brought ten competi- tors for the Purebred Arabian Futurity with the Championship honors along with $8,764.99 and the Kyle Tack saddle going to Nspired by Mozart RA ridden by Brian Welman for owner
Richard Ames of Jordon, MN. This win adds another name to the growing list of winning get for the Ames’ stallion TA Mozart as well as putting a huge smile on Dick’s face. “We just come here to have a really good time with all our friends, but winning is OK, too,” he added. Reserve Champion, Rumour Haz It
and Arno Honstetter, claimed $7,416.53 for owner Dusty Morgan. In third place, Crystal McNutt on AM Notorious Star for owners Power Alley LLC won $4,719.61. The fourth position tied be- tween RCC Dakota Dawn and Elise Ulmer-Etzebeth for Round Barn Ranch and Brian Welman on Spin Art RA for owner Richard Ames with a $3,202.59 to each and an additional $900 Level 1 payout. Nathan Kent on Adessa SS for owner Connie-Cole O’Brien claimed sixth place and $2,696.92 and additional $600 Level 1 payout. The seventh spot and $2,022.69 went to Mozarts Mulligan RA, Crystal McNutt riding for owner Richard Ames. Tyson Randle on Lil Bit O Buckshot took home $1,685.58 for Buckshot Farms. Saturday night brought the final class of
(lt to rt) Michelle Pease Paulsen, Cori Sampson Vokoun, Jennifer Danvers, AAOTR HP winners, LD Tsunami with owner Katie Harvey, Abby Jensen
$3,844.74 for owner Tyson Randle. Spooks Gotta Shag, Crystal McNutt riding for Vallejo III Ranch LLC claimed eighth and $3,203.95. Skylar Powell on Blended Whizkey owned by Allison Mostowich placed ninth for $2,563.16, plus an additional Level 1 payout of $1,500. Rounding out the Top Ten, was Half Spoon Of Pepto and Crystal McNutt for owner Amanda Burns with $2,242.77 in prize money. Cody Thomas on TR Take Ittothe Bank, owned by Double Linck, took $1,000.00 in Level 1 added money.
the Futurity, the Half Arabian Reining Open, with $50,000 added money. Troy Heikes on LJ Maverick rode to the Championship and $15.378.96 for 4-Lazy-J Arizona owner Linda Jacobs. This marked only the second ARHA Futurity appearance for Heikes, from Outwest Stallion Station in Scottsdale, he rode a full brother to Maverick at the 2016 Show. When asked about his win, Heikes happily shared credit, “Linda does a great job with these hors- es, they’re in great condition, well prepared, calm and confident. They make my job easy, we had a great time out there tonight.” Tyson Randle on Tr Gunpowder N Lead
NRHA Officials: Judge Todd Arvidson, Judge Abby Cosenza, Marc Cosenza, Steward/ Bit Checker, Judge Buddy Fisher
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claimed Reserve Champion honors for RJA Holdings with a check for $11,534.22. Joe Betten’s Yellow Bug with Crystal McNutt rode to the third spot winning $8,971.66. Brian Welman on Maxema RA placed fourth for owner Richard Ames. Crystal McNutt on TR Por Quixote won $5,446.72 in fifth place for Joe Betten. Sixth place went to TR Flash Flood with Crystal McNutt for owner Ab- bey Weiss with $4,485.53. In the seventh spot, Andrea Fap- pani on SS A Noble Star won
April 2017 The 2017 ARHA AAOTR High Point
Award was presented to Katie Harvey of San Antonino, Texas on Finals Saturday. She re- ceives a one week condo stay in beautiful Steamboat Springs, Colorado which was gen- erously donated by Gail Jensen and Abbey Jenson of Jensen Photography and Pine Moon Fine Art in Steamboat Springs. Harvey was also Champion in the Purebred NP Maturity on LD Tsunami for a $1,395 win. Theresa Spencer of Vancouver, Washing- ton posted four Championships in the new Ma- turity classes riding LJ Marshall to win $250 in Half Arabian Rookie Maturity, $1,360 in the Half Arabian NP Maturity, $660 as winner of the Half Arabian Intermediate NP Maturity and claiming $480 in the Half Arabian Limited NP Maturity.
Nicole Kent, of Kuna, Idaho claimed three Champions and a Reserve in the Matu- rity classes with Nobles Top Gun. Champions included Purebred Intermediate NP for $750, Purebred Limited NP for $438.75 and Purebred Rookie for $210. Her Reserve win was in the Purebred NP Maturity for $1,085. Tamara Tozer-Wald won the Purebred
Primetime NP Maturity on Belizarbi and $330. Complete class results can be found at
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