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,…
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William Clutter and Smokinintheboyzroom Sweep SWRHA Custom Made Dunit Non Pro Futurity
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…
Green Reiner Level 1 and 2 Champion – Courtney Hammit and Ruff Spook
Courtney Hammit was always drawn to the reining horses. Coming from an all-around background, she started working with Nathan Piper to learn the ropes and start her sliding journey. Riding Ruff Spook (Smart Spook x Ruffle Me Up), Hammit earned the SWRHA Futurity Green Reiner Level 1 and 2 [1] Championship with a score of…
Green Reiner Prime Time [1] Champion – Janice Dickson and ARC Wimpysgottagun
Janice Dickson has bided her time, waiting for her chance to climb aboard stallion ARC Wimpysgottagun and take him for a spin. Now, she’s at the helm and making the most of their partnership at the SWRHA Futurity, bringing home the Green Reiner Prime Time Championship with a score of 71.5. “We bought him from…
Rookie Pro. [1] Co-Champion – Hope N A Prayer and Liam Sykes
Aussie Liam Sykes tied for the Rookie Professional [1] championship aboard Hope N A Prayer Thursday evening at the SWRHA Futurity, marking a 72.5. “She’s a really nice mare,” Sykes said. “She’s really well-trained, and my good friend Max Morin put a really good start on her. Teddy and Summer Gerrald bought her as a…
Limited Open [1] Champion – BHB Wimpys Starlord and Manon Fontaine
Manon Fontaine and golden-boy BHB Wimpys Starlord rode to her best-score-ever Thursday evening at the SWRHA Futurity, marking a 74 to win the first slate of the ancillary Limited Open and earn $291. The five-year-old gelding sired by BHB Mr Wimpys Royal and out of BHB Katberry Stargun is owned by Fontaine and her mother…
Rookie Prime Time Champion – Debbie Conway and Midsummer Spook
Debbie Conway and her new horse Midsummer Spook secured the Rookie Prime Time Championship at the SWRHA Futurity, marking a 70.5. “I just got him actually; he just came over from Europe. This is only really our third or fourth time together, so I just wanted to have a nice quiet ride this late in…
Rookie Level 2 Champion – Dana Wetherell and Spat Toy Boy Gun
Dana Wetherell and stallion Spat Toy Boy Gun clinched the Rookie Level 2 Championship at the SWRHA Futurity Thursday afternoon with a score of 72.5. “He’s a stud and a paint, which is totally not what I was looking for when we were looking for in a new horse, but he fits me in every…
Rookie Level 1 Co-Champion – Morgan Rose Hobson and Trendsettter
Morgan Rose Hobson was just cruising aboard Trendsettter, but their score of 71 brought home the win in the Rookie Level 1 at the SWRHA Futurity. “I just took it slow today. I think my fast circles were as slow as my slow circles. We went slow [today] so we can go fast tomorrow and…
Rookie Level 1 Co-Champion – Angela Pennington and Lil Star Stepper
“Don’t be afraid to get the old horse,” Angela Pennington declared Thursday evening as she and 17-year-old marked a 71 in the first slate of Rookie class. The score was good enough for the Co-Championship, adding another figurative feather to Pennington’s hat. “Today I went out there – we’ve been struggling with our left turnaround…