Author: Stevie White

Clay Anthony and Inwhizable Willy made the most of their first show day ever at the SWRHA Futurity Ride And Slide Non Pro, winning the Ride and Slide Level 1 [1] Championship with a 70.5.  “I didn’t think I was nervous, but I was. It [went] good. We made the pattern and didn’t mark a…

Ulisez Fernandez took the reins of veteran reining horse RS Twistin Nic on Friday at the SWRHA Futurity, to not only win the first slate of the Level 2 of both the Ride and Slide Open and Non Pro, but also tie for the win of the Ride and Slide Open Level 1 [1] and…

Jayden Bell put together a Halloween-style routine aboard Trigger Happy, bringing home the 10 and Under Championship with a 219.    “I had no clue what I was doing but I just came in the show pen and did something,” Bell said.  Riding to the Hocus Pocus song “I Put A Spell On You,” Bell and…

Sporting voluminous hair, a fake cigarette and a sassy attitude, Kynley Rey Bell and Snap N Go brought home the championship in the Youth 11-18 division of the inaugural SWRHA Freestyle Reining competition dubbed the ‘Frankenstyle.’  Bell rode to the 1950’s Grease song “You’re The One That I Want,” swinging her jacket at the judges…

Lexy Nicole Laster has been riding reining horses for almost three years. For the past year, she’s teamed up with Little Chicy. On Friday at the SWRHA Futurity, the duo claimed the win of the first slate of the Short Stirrup with a 72. “I think I did pretty good today. I’m proud that I…

With a score of 74.5, Arnaud Ferret and Patrona Whiz won the first slate of the Intermediate Open at the SWRHA on Thursday evening. “She was very good everywhere for me. She went pretty fast, and was with me every step of the way,” he recalled. “I’ve been showing her, and if something isn’t right…

CCR Smart Chic and Adam Miller have been putting the pieces together for the last two years, and have started to see success together. Scoring a 72.5, the pair earned $122 and the SWRHA Futurity Rookie Professional Co-Championship.   “I will have had her two years in November,” Miller said. “She wasn’t the most talented horse…

Dr. James Morgan has always been a contended in non pro competition, and despite a tough battle with cancer, he proved he still had what it takes to compete in the upper levels of competition during Friday’s Custom Made Dunit Non Pro Futurity. On his horse Cowboys Ride Away, by Smart And Shiney out of…

With a score of 72.5, Trinity Bell won the first slate of the Youth 13 & Under at the SWRHA Futurity. For the win, Bell rode Gunnabeelectric, a five-year-old gelding by Gunnatrashya out of Sheza Electric Star. It was only the second time for Trinity to show the gelding, who is owned by her mother,…

Sweep! William Clutter made his presence known at the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity on Friday, October 28, winning all four levels of the Custom Made Dunit Non Pro Futurity with Smokinintheboyzroom. The pair marked a 221, earning $12,459. For Clutter, it was the mark of a triumphant return to the show scene after more…