As each year heads toward its close the reining world celebrates the days of new beginnings. The 3-year-old stars of the freshman class are embarking on careers that might mark them for greatness and rewrite record books! The Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity and Show, set for October 19-24 in Ardmore, Oklahoma, is often the…
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2020 SWRHA Year-End Champions Announced
After a stop and start 2020 show season, the Southwest Reining Horse Association has recognized year-end champions in 23 divisions with points taken from six different shows located throughout Texas andOklahoma: The Winter Slide, Warm Up 1, National Reining Breeders Classic, One Hot Reining, Warm Up3 and the SWRHA Futurity. In a normal year, the…
Friday Ancillary Winners at SWRHA Futurity & Horse Show
Ancillary and special event action continued Friday, Oct. 23, at the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity and Horse Show at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum. It was a full day, with classes running from youth, to green reiner, to the headline event of the evening, the Outta Dough Masters Non Pro Shootout. Susan Meyer and Carlton…
Mandy McCutcheon & Star N Diamonds Win 2020 SWRHA Custom Made Dunit Non Pro Futurity
Mandy McCutcheon and Star N Diamonds claimed the win of the Southwest Reining Horse Association Custom Made Dunit Non Pro Futurity with a big score of 222. “She was good everywhere today. I didn’t have all of her attention in the right circle, but other than that she was pretty hooked up,” McCutcheon said of…
Congratulations to Sunday’s Ancillary Winners at the SWRHA Futurity & Horse Show
Abigayle Mixon Wins Open High Point on Lil Miss Whizzy Abigayle Mixon and Lil Miss Whizzy won the Open high point buckle with two consistent runs. “She’s a four-year-old mare I got in May this year. She hadn’t been shown before I got her, and she just needed to be finished and get in the…
Craig Schmersal Wins SWRHA Billingsley Ford Open Futurity on Shining On Ruf
It was a rowdy, wild, and exciting evening at the Hardy Murphy Coliseum. The Southwest Reining Horse Association Billingsley Ford Open Futurity provides a last-minute opportunity for reiners across the country to evaluate their three-year-olds who will soon be competing in the big arena at Oklahoma City. This year, it was Arizona’s Craig Schmersal who…
Congratulations to Saturday’s SWRHA Futurity & Horse Show Ancillary Champions
Layton Atwood Wins Green Reiner Level 1 & 2 (2) and Green Reiner Level 1 & 2 High Point With an impressive 72.5, Layton Atwood and Chics Love Me Wimpy swept the Green Reiner Levels 1 & 2 classes and secured the high point buckle for both classes. It was only the third time for…
Multiple Winners Decided in Friday’s Classes at SWRHA Futurity and Horse Show
Randy Shepherd Wins Outta Dough Masters Non Pro Shootout on Sparkin Affairs The premier event for Friday evening was the Outta Dough Masters Non Pro Shootout, and it was an impressive roster of 24 seasoned riders aged 60 and over. Prizes included a trophy saddle, gift bags, and products thanks to sponsors including Outta Dough,…
McCutcheon, Schmersal, and Schmersal Claim Wins in SWRHA Custom Made Dunit Non Pro Futurity
Mandy McCutcheon Wins Level 4 Championship on Coronas At Night Mandy McCutcheon’s entry, Coronas At Night, has shown she has all the talent to compete in the upper echelons of reining competition – but a win hadn’t happened yet. “She has had her ups and downs this fall. She’s always had enough talent, and all…
Thursday Ancillary Winners at the Southwest Reining Horse Association Futurity & Horse Show
Trevor Dare & Xtra Wimpys Catalyst Win Open (1) Trevor Dare and Xtra Wimpys Catalyst have qualified to compete at the American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show, so Dare elected to show the four-year-old reiner in the Open class in Ardmore. “I was just going to cruise him through. The last couple times we…