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Ranching Heritage Challenge


Ranching Heritage Challenge Cont from page 13


“I knew going into this one I would have to be


good,” Sidney says. “I was the first one out and I wanted to set the bar high.


“I tried to keep him a little more collected up,” she says. “Last run he wasn’t near as smooth. I tried to be softer with my hand and my cues so he’d be smoother, and it just worked out really well.”


Working Ranch Horse


Open & LTD Open 4-Year-Old: Justin Stan- ton swept both divisions of the 4-year-old work- ing ranch horse class with the 2012 stallion Trixies Sixes. The pair laid down a powerful 434 score – almost 10 points higher than the next competitor. Trixies Sixes was bred by Burnett Ranches


of Ft Worth, TX, but owner Camille Farris Briggs bought the horse in-utero when she purchased dam Trixies Petite. Justin has trained the horse from the start, and last month rode the horse to a third-place finish in the limited open hackamore at the NR- CHA Celebration of Champions. “From Day One he has been super,” Justin


says. “There was something about today, I thought, ‘Man he feels really good.’ I thought here goes nothing, and sure ’nuff, he was spot on. He was right there with me the whole time.” Open 5- & 6-Year Old: Ben Baldus catch- rode Royal Smart Fletch to with the 5- and 6-year- old working ranch horse class for the horse’s breed- ers and owners, Kit and Charlie Moncrief. Baldus also rode their Mr Stylish Cat to finish second in the same class. Royal Smart Fletch is fresh off a sixth-place


finish at the World’s Greatest Horsemen competi- tion with his regular trainer Boyd Rice. “It was a great opportunity, I was very for- tunate to get to catch ride this horse,” Ben says. “He was great. The reining was smooth – big stops, quick turns. Really good in his circles, he felt really good everywhere. He was really dynamic (in the cow), the cow didn’t box quite like I wanted, had to go a little early, but he was really good down the fence, and roped really strong. He was really fun to show.”


Limited Open 5- & 6-Year-Old: Myles


Brown of Stinnett, TX, would win his first of two Finals classes with his rock-steady partner Royal- rock Hancockrab.


The two have had a great deal of success in the Ranching Heritage Challenges this past year, and crowned it with a Finals victory. The horse is a homebred for Rob A. Brown of the R.A. Brown Ranch.


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“He felt pretty good trotting in, was relaxed,” he says. “He was consistent. He was decent on the ends, then had a big first turn. It was try to be text- book and then read the cow best we could.” Level 1 Amateur: Not to be outdone by


her family, Lydia Brown claimed her own Finals class with Lexy Hancock RAB, a 2007 gray mare. After a steady reining run, they worked their cow cleanly and Lydia dropped a clean loop to rope it. “She felt really smooth and calm, was listen-


ing to me,” Lydia says of her mare. “The cow came out and seemed pretty tough – we boxed for a long time. Then I took her down the fence, and she did what she needs to do.” Amateur: In a touching finale to a wonder-


ful career, Western Sequel came out on top in the amateur class for owner Baru Forell of Wingate, TX.


The accomplished pair marked a 419, making the most of a rather numb cow with a credit-earn- ing run.


“She knows her job,” Baru says. “I’m just so


proud of her, I can hardly stand it. We won the very first Ranching Heritage Challenge amateur class in Ft. Worth, so to win the very first amateur Final is a wonderful finish to her career. She’s going straight to the breeding shed from here.” Cowboy: Myles Brown returned on a second mount to win his second class. This time his part- ner was Ima Wynna RAB, and he rode the gelded son of PG Shogun to clear his competition by more than 15 cumulative points.


“I got my start showing horses in the Ranch- ing Heritage,” Myles says. “The evolution of my horsemanship has really revolved around the Ranching Heritage Challenge. Every year I try to show up on a better one, while still making the older horses better. So this has been really good to me.”


Boxing


Amateur: AQHA VRH amateur high-point winner Donna Stewart of Colorado Springs, CO, and her eye-catching dun partner Riskey Irish Whiskey topped the amateur boxing with a steady reining pattern and a credit-earning cow work. The pair have worked on their cattle handling, and it paid off handsomely. “It’s been four days of showing, and this was our last class,” Donna says. “I’m tired, he’s tired. I thought, you know, this isn’t the time to play it safe. So I kicked a lot, which is what they always tell me to do and I don’t do. I did it this time!” Level 1 Amateur: Inspirational 76-year-old Patricia “Mam” Muhr won the Level 1 amateur boxing with Lil Miss Blue Hen.


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The blue roan mare marked a solid 418.5 to not only win the Level 1, but also finish second in the amateur boxing. How did Mam feel about the win? “Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!” ‘Mam’ cheers with excitement, “and you can quote me on that! This is such a thrill! I am so hap- py. This is what I love to do, and it’s fun when it comes together and is successful. It’s a grand feeling of accomplishment, because it’s not easy out there.” Youth & Level 1 Youth: Sweep- ing both the youth boxing and Level 1 youth boxing, Charles Christopher Lee of McAllen, TX, rode Sassy Greyt Lady to victory.


Charles is very involved in AQHA youth leadership. He is the TQHA youth president, was a representative on the United States’ American QH Youth World Cup team, and is also a keen competitor. This time he was riding his mom’s horse, who was bred by the W.T. Wag- goner Estate. “She’s a horse with a big motor,”


Charles says of his mare. “We were try- ing to keep her cool, calm and collected. I was really happy with that ride.” Complete results at aqha.com. w


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