NRHA Futurity


Klepper & Happy Texas Moonlight


$27,500 Texas Super Series 3'/3'3" MTM Farm's MTM Check In & Dorothy Douglas


Texas Super Series Group To Cross $1 Million Payout


Currently executing the eighth year of their Texas Super Series Green


Hunter Program (formerly Texas Pre-Green), Super Series Group partners Colleen McQuay, Patrick Rodes, Peter Pletcher, and Pauline Cook are pleased to announce that their program will cross the $1 Million payout mark at this year’s Championship event, November 14 at Final Chase show at Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, Texas.


Established in 2012 with the intent to promote developing hunters and boost the Hunter industry in Texas and beyond, the original Texas Pre-Green program served as the pilot for the USHJA’s Pre-Green Incentive program, now titled the USHJA Green Hunter Incentive. Since the inception of these programs, opportunities for Green Hunters have continued to expand, with the Texas Super Series now being available to show managers across the country and the USHJA adding Regional Championships in addition to their annual National Championship event. With opportunities abounding, Hunter industry participants report marked growth in the Hunter ring throughout the country, with a document- ed increase in not only show participation, but also breeding, importing, and sales. Texas Super Series partner Colleen McQuay reports, “We have been so humbled by the support for this program, and we are so pleased to literally feel the impact of these efforts in our industry. This program is responsible for a complete turn around in Texas Hunters, and we can’t believe the wave it has made across the country.”


McQuay went on to give credit to program supporters, saying, “We have so many sponsors, supporters, and participants to thank for this success, especially Great Southwest Equestrian Center in Katy, who have been such


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Cade McCutcheon and Super Marioo


McCutcheon & Super Marioo Win Big at NRHA Futurity


Ten days of intense, world-class competition culminated


Saturday, Dec. 7, with the National Reining Horse Association (NRHA) Futurity Open Finals. The NRHA Futurity, held at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City, featured top horses and riders from across the globe. When the curtain fell as the final horse left the arena, it was


19-year-old Cade McCutcheon who emerged victorious, not only winning the Level 4 Championship but also tying for the Reserve title.


It’s been a banner year for Cade McCutcheon, who turned in his non pro card in January to become an NRHA Professional. Prior to the NRHA Futurity, he had won more than $706,616 in lifetime earnings, not including the $307,500 he won in August at the inaugural Run for a Million event. Still, he wasn’t counting on winning the Level 4 Open Cham-


pionship at the NRHA Futurity. “I didn’t expect to win it my first time here as a professional, but that’s everyone’s goal,” he said. McCutcheon had three shots at finishing in the top spot of the Level 4: Deja Vu With A Gun, Super Marioo, and Guns And Dynamite. He competed first on Deja Vu With A Gun (owned by David Silva), marking a 212.5.


Next up was Super Marioo, and the pair scored a 224.5. “I ran


in and hit my first stop. I got turned big, and before I loped off, I thought to myself, ‘Just make sure you lope off on the correct lead. Don’t screw it up,’” he recalled. “That horse was there for me the whole way. There are a couple things that could have been better, but overall, what can I say?” Just five horses later, NRHA Six Million Dollar Rider Shawn Flarida entered the arena on the 2018 NRHA Markel Insurance Prospect Sale high seller Shine Colt Shine. With gracefully exe- cuted circles and powerful stops, it looked like McCutcheon’s lead could be in jeopardy. When the score was announced, Flarida and Shine Colt Shine fell just short with a 223.5.


The Non-Pro Award went to Carlee McCutcheon & MTM Farm's Halo


Competing in the third from last set, McCutcheon rode Guns And Dynamite. The 19-year-old trainer piloted the colt through


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