The USEF Qualifying Event was held during the show, and the medalists, Tom McCutcheon (Gold), Tim McQuay (Silver) and Terry Thompson (Bronze) were recognized on the medals stand, then invited up on the stage where singer Lee Greenwood sang “God Bless the USA.” Tom brought his son, Cade on the stage, as well. 2001 was…
Reiners have long looked at the future of the sport – coming up with big ideas and plans for growth. They still do! Looking back 35 years ago to the time of the NRHA Futurity, it’s interesting to see what they were talking about. In an article in The Reiner, different individuals were asked during…
Located along the eastern coastline of the Mediterranean Sea, Israel is a relatively small country stretching about 420 miles north and south, and around 70 miles between the widest east-to-west points. It possesses a wide variety of terrain and mountains, plains, and deserts are often only minutes apart. The varied landscape and temperate climate make…
Willow Brook Farms, known today as one of the first breeding farms of reining horses, was owned and operated by the infamous gentleman, C.T. Fuller; but it was the man’s father, Colonel James W. Fuller, who first stitched the farm together. Between 1923 and 1926, Colonel Fuller purchased individual farms in the Catasauqua area, and…
Magnum Chic Dream At the recent National Reining Breeders Classic, National Reining Horse Association Hall of Fame stallion Magnum Chic Dream became the latest horse – and only the fourth ever – to surpass eight million dollars in offspring earnings. The stallion has become a household name, as has his dedicated owner, Viola Scott, who…
The National Reining Horse Association, since its beginning, has been about horses. It has also been about people. NRHA members and fans are passionate about their love of the sport, their love of the horses, and especially their opinions on the best way to carry the sport forward. With the current identification of NRHA with…
The NRBC was born in the fall of 1997 when an elite group of reiners – Tom McCutcheon, Tim McQuay, Colleen McQuay, Pete Kyle, Dick Pieper, Carol Rose, Gary Putman, and Robert Chown – got together and created the National Reining Breeders Cup, now known as the National Reining Breeders Classic. Other early members of…
Much like the National Reining Horse Association family came to be, as far as trainers and owners, the Association’s implementation team was formed both by happenstance and design. That was the case with the beginning of the Reiner magazine. After self-publishing a newsletter, the Board and management of NRHA decided to pursue having its own…
Charlie Smith & Dutch Champman From the beginning, there was the run for the titles. These year-long missions likely created more lifelong National Reining Horse Association members than any other facet of the industry. If a reiner’s goal was a title or a Top Ten, the road to the finish line required resolve, focus, and…
It would be hard to come up with a more generic description for a horse than the old sorrel, but a talented stallion with that moniker made his mark as a foundation sire for the historic King Ranch. Now, Old Sorrel can be found in the pedigrees of top reining horses more than a century…