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NavaRio Ranch kicked off its first-ever Ranch Horse Summer Series on April 13th in Caldwell with 29 exhibitors braving hail and high winds.


Miss Nina, while D’Lynn Jones, Millsap, was HP Western Select Amateur with Impulsive Lite. Samantha Heilers, McKinney, showing Justin Beamers was HP English 13&u.


The Baker Family, of Ban-


dera, recently donated an additional $100,000 in Rebecca Harrison Baker’s memory to the American Paint Horse Foundation’s Capital Campaign, bringing their total do- nations to $300,000 since 2014. Known as a passionate member who enjoyed riding and showing Paint Horses, the APHA will name a portion of its new headquarters in Fort Worth in memory of Baker.


North Central Texas Col-


lege’s Stock Horse Teamwon the 2019 American Stock Horse Asso- ciation Collegiate National Division 1 Championship title April 12-13 at Nolan County Coliseum in Sweet- water. The team, coached by Cathy Luse, included Kyra Bonik, Josh Briggs, Addie Coutts, Rietta Du- furrena, Morgan Merritt, Reece Rosenaur, Sawyer Sanders, Simo- nis, Allison Smith, Monty Sperry, and Lexi Thomas. Dufurrena, on Pistols Little Pepto, was HP in the Collegiate Ltd Non Pro Division, and Sperry, on Hallmarks Tess, was HP in the Novice Division.


NavaRio Ranch kicked off its


first-ever Ranch Horse Summer Se- ries on April 13th in Caldwell at Lightsey Arena. Despite high winds and hail, 29 exhibitors competed in classes that included stock horse pleasure, ranch trail, ranch riding, ranch reining and halter. HPs were Courtney Powers (W/T), Leila An- derson (Jr), Kaitlyn McCord (Youth), Suzanne Payne (Novice),


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Contributed by TX Western Event News The weather is warming up so it’s time to


saddle up and ride. Bar Double G Quarter Horses of Wolfe City, Texas, is hosting a few events at Top Rail Cowboy Church in Greenville. The re- cently held 4 person penning rounded out the month of March activities. With four riders, four cows, four different pens, and a three minute time clock the race is on. With the first place team knocking it out with a time just under a minute to the fifth place team at around minute twenty one/two seconds it happens fast! Look through the event calendar in this issue,


Maria Bouska, Deanne Sampson, John Cecil, Jon Rhoades 1ST PLACE


find a local event in your area, and join in the horse fun for all ages and meet some new friends along the way. w


Shawn Perrin, Jenny Pass, Aimee Rozanek, Carla Bryant


2ND PLACE


Danny Howell, Landa Howell, Jon Rhoades, (Bonnie Rhoades - not pictured)


3RD PLACE


Maria Bouska, Deanne Sampson, Pepper Stewart, John Cecil


4TH PLACE


(Larry Morris, Bonnie Rhoades - not pictured) May 2019 SouthWest Horse Trader


Pepper Stewart, Jon Rhoades, 21


5TH PLACE


Ayla Kiepert Photography


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