Mills, Deary, Salgado, Fappani, Flarida The stage is set. The National Reining Horse Association has announced the names of the five reiners who will compete at The American Performance Horseman presented by Teton Ridge. Based on 2022 NRHA year-end earnings, the NRHA Professionals who will showcase reining at The American Performance Horseman are: Shawn Flarida…
In January of 2022, retired veterinarian and NRHA Million Dollar Rider Jim Morgan, and his wife of 13 years, Kim, were enjoying the vacation of a lifetime in Maui, Hawaii, watching a golf tournament at the Kapalua Golf Course. They felt privileged to be able to play the same course as the professionals after the…
Born on a horse ranch in Manitoba, Canada, Kyle Shaw grew up on the back of a horse. His equine education was well-rounded as his parents dabbled in all facets of the horse industry that would catch public attention, from boarding and trail rides to sleigh rides, lessons to training. They provided any service that…
Sixty-nine years ago, in Mexico City, a baby girl was born with a heart for horses and an unconquerable spirit. She wasn’t brought up around horses and had no relatives who owned horses. There wasn’t even a family friend who owned a horse, but not even that could stop her from pursuing her passion. Her…
Still in its infancy, reining made its first real appearance in Mexico about 18 years ago when five professionals of Mexico’s national sport, Charreria, began looking for a better way of doing things: José Luis Briseno, Eduardo Briseno, Mariano Pedrero, José Luis Garcia, and Ruben Pacheco. Charreria is similar to reining in that it involves,…
NRHA’s Brandon Brant has excelled in two very different arenas. The small town of Somerset, Pennsylvania, is known for its rich agricultural industry and is where National Reining Horse Association Professional Brandon Brant was raised. While his counterparts in the reining industry are well aware of his skill with a horse, they may not realize…
Yonathan Baruch Horsemen and women across the world often give their lives to the pursuit of greatness in the arena. Easter egg hunts with children are often spent with their reining family at the National Reining Breeders Classic; and Thanksgivings are spent at State Fair Park in Oklahoma City at the beginning of the National…
Growing up in Ohio, Katie Davis was not born into a family of horsemen, but as luck would have it, there was a lesson facility next door to her mother’s business. At just six years old, she would take lessons after school while her mother finished up work for the day. “It kind of became…