News & Events


Levi Littlefield won the 6&U Dummy Roping and a trophy buckle at the USTRC roping in Enid, OK, August 19.


Haire (4D), while pole champions were Mag- gie Smith (1D), Tina McGhee (2D), and K.K. Birchfield (3D). Flags champs were Marlee Huffstedler (1D) and Nathan Nix (2D).


Southwest QHA’s Fall Futurity circuit,


held September 1-4 in Las Cruces, NM, was outstanding, with big classes in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. Futurity winners in- cluded Von Many Letters (3yo-Reining & 3yo- Ranch Horse Pleasure/Joe Armstrong/Josh Armstrong), Smooth Little Asset (3yo-Ranch- Horse-Trail/Means Brothers/Evan Hall), Squiggle (Wnlg-Fillies/Caroline Ellis), Can U Say Cool (2yo-Geldings/Phillip Martinez), Hot New Machine (2&3yo-HUS/China Vogel), Mightysized (NP-2&3yo-HUS/Kelly Cam- pion), Nuther Yellow Chex (Yrlg-Longe- Line/Hugh Trotter/Hannah Blaeser), and Easy Lope Money (2&3yo-WP/Robert or Caroline O’Gorman/Kriste Brock).


Ranch Horse Championships hosted


classes September 1-4 during SWQHA’s Fall Futurity in Las Cruces. Overall high-money earner was Deal A Little Lena, ridden by Katherine Arnold and winning Amateur Box- ing plus Open and Amateur Reining. Open high-money earner was Von More Round, owned by Letha Rushing, ridden by Jacinda Roybal, and winning Ranch Riding. Other Open winners were Von Gus (Working Cow Horse/Josh Armstrong) and Boomin Miss Skeets (Ranch Trail/Christine Brannon). Doc Acre Reward was amateur high money winner, with Natalie Baca winning Ranch Riding and Ranch Trail. Youth division wins went to Whizzards (Boxing, Reining, and Trail/Jess & Tyler Martin) and Peppy Gunsmoke (Ranch Riding/Michela Corn).


Arkansas Barrel Racing Association


kicked off a new season in September, and there is a new Executive Board, too. Board members are President Amanda Kyne, VP Randy Ingle, Secretary Terri Bateman, Assis- tant-Secretary Terra Evans, Treasurer Nakia Ritchie, and Publicity Director Jodie Grissom.


Rich Timmons, Weatherford, learned in


early September that he has a malignant brain tumor. The cutting horse trainer and wife, Sheri, have 6 kids ages 11-21, and medical bills are


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Texas A&M University’s ANSC 311,


Equine Behavior and Training class, com- monly called the Horse Training” or “Colt Starting” class, teaches undergraduate students to safely and effectively train young horses. This semester those students are working with 20 yearling and 2-year-old Quarter Horses. The yearlings are receiving ground work and the 2- year-olds basic riding. Sired by stallions owned by the Department of Animal Science, the 2- year-olds will be available for purchase in No- vember and December ready for the riding discipline of your choice. On Facebook, watch the TAMU Horse Training Class page to see photos and videos showing the students’ progress in conditioning and training the ani- mals.


The Cotton Stakes (NCHA) was held


September 3-10 in West Monroe, LA. There was a 3-way tie for top money in the Open Fu- turity, among Boyd Rice on Mike Gregory’s Seven S Blue Rey, Dell Bell on Lisa Crossen’s A Little Wild Cat, and Austin Sheppard on Les Ammons’s La Bets Cash.


The National Cutting Horse Association


Appeal Grievance Committee reviewed evi- dence regarding a complaint against Tommy Manion, Aubrey, on September 6. At a cutting in Whitesboro July 15, he was videotaped shooting his horse with a BB gun. The com- mittee determined that Manion had violated


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