Fort Worth, TX
The 2015 RSNC World Finals are in the books! Congratulations to all the contestants for your hard work all year long! SHOWDOWN FORT WORTH T
here were a total of 4,608 excited and energized teams Sorting at this year’s RSNC World Finals. It was held June 8-13, 2015, in Fort Worth,
Texas at the Will Rogers Memorial Center Complex. This was the third year for the Finals of the Ranch Sorting National Championships at
this prestigious facility, and the sport
continues to see tremendous support from equine enthusiasts all across the country. “The most exciting part of the results
of this year’s event is that of the 18 classes offered across all different levels of competition, all but two saw an increase in entries and the two with the highest percent of increases were the Beginner Ranch Hand and the Beginner Youth classes. Those are the two introductory classes for new novice members and this continues to be where our association excels,” said Dave Wolfe, president and founder of the association. Just this year RSNC has gained over 1,600 brand new members with overall membership now exceeding 23,000 since it’s inception in 2007. Many equine associations are experiencing a decline in participation but RSNC continues to grow at a rapid pace.
Another group of classes that experienced a strong spike
in participation were the Futurities and Maturities. Last year there were 74 teams and this year there were 124. These are high stakes classes with high entry fees and huge payouts. Contestant’s horses have to qualify through stallion, trainer, owner and sales company nominations. In these classes the emphasis is on promotion of the horses within in our sport. “Over the last 5 years the quality of horses has improved
Roberson and Logan Wolfe. Out of 226 teams they grabbed the buckles and a big check for $2,936. On Tuesday, the huge event continued with the #8, Rookie #11, Beginner RH, and Youth classes; which included a total of over 1,100 teams. Tuesday night 500 cattle were shipped out and 500 more were delivered for Wednesday and Thursday. Wednesday started with the #6 HC, the biggest class of
“OVER THE LAST 5 YEARS THE QUALITY OF HORSES HAS IMPROVED TREMENDOUSLY. MANY ARE BY SOME OF THE TOP CUTTING HORSE STALLIONS WITHIN THE INDUSTRY.” —Dave Wolfe
tremendously,” said Wolfe. “Many are by some of the top cutting horse stallions within the industry.” After everyone had been moved in and the cattle had
been settled and numbered, Monday started off with just under 700 teams in the #10 HC, #14 Ranch Hand, and the Sadie Hawkins. Monday afternoon the top ten of the #14 RH produced the first winners of the week with Travis
the week with 484 teams, followed by the Open Sort, #13 Mixed, and Youth Beginner making a total of 865 teams for the day. The #13 Mixed Champions were crowned that afternoon. They were Elaine Jackson from Illinois and Larry Newport from Oklahoma as a result of the automatic draw. They beat 247 teams to win nearly $4,100. Then came the first Finals night for the rest of the classes. Edye
Crouse and Doug Volkman started it off with a big check of $5,432 in the #8 Handicap. Then an all girl team of Colette Brooks and Samantha Struhall won over $4,800 in the #10 Handicap. Following that was one of the show favorites in the Sadie Hawkins with Bill and Susie Lawless who were repeat winners from last year winning $2,448. Next were the big guns competing in the Open class. Sarah Lesh and Jordan
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